maur

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See also: Maur and Máur

Dalmatian

Etymology

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

Adjective

maur (feminine maura)

  1. large

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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

Declension of maur (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative maur maurid
accusative nom.
gen. mauri
genitive mauride
partitive mauri maure
maurisid
illative mauri
maurisse
mauridesse
mauresse
inessive mauris maurides
maures
elative maurist mauridest
maurest
allative maurile mauridele
maurele
adessive mauril mauridel
maurel
ablative maurilt mauridelt
maurelt
translative mauriks maurideks
maureks
terminative maurini maurideni
essive maurina mauridena
abessive maurita maurideta
comitative mauriga mauridega

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

    Declension of maur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative maur maurinn maurar maurarnir
accusative maur maurinn maura maurana
dative maur maurnum maurum maurunum
genitive maurs maursins maura mauranna

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia nb

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.

Pronunciation

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

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