maur

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin maior, maiōrem. Compare also Romanian mare (“large”).

Adjective

maur (feminine maura)

1. large

See also

• grund

Estonian

Etymology

From Low German morian (“moor”), mōr (“negro”) or German Mohr (“moor”).

Noun

maur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)

1. Moor
2. (dated) black person

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møːɥr̥/, /møːɥɾ̥/
• Rhymes: -øyːr

Noun

maur m (genitive singular maurs, nominative plural maurar)

1. an ant

   Ég fann maura í garðinum mínum í gær.

   I found ants in my garden yesterday.

   Ég þoli ekki maura.

   I can't stand ants.

   Hvað getur einn maur borið mikið?

   How much can one ant carry?

Declension

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

maur

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Etymology

From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.

Noun

maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)

1. an ant

Derived terms

• maursluker

References

• “maur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “maur” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

maur

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Alternative forms

• møvver (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *mauraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæʉ̯r/, /mœʉ̯r/

Noun

maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maurar, definite plural maurane)

1. an ant

References

• “maur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “maur”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “maur” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.

Adjective

maur (comparative moi)

1. great

Descendants

• Middle Welsh: mawr
  • Welsh: mawr

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ur/

Noun

maur m (plural mauri, feminine equivalent maură)

1. Moor

Declension

Adjective

maur m or n (feminine singular maură, masculine plural mauri, feminine and neuter plural maure)

1. Moorish

Declension

Synonyms

• mauresc

See also

• arab