mur

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See also: MUR, múr, mùr, mûr, mür, and můr

Aromanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m (plural muri)

  1. wall
    Synonyms: greb, stizmã

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Asturian

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Etymology

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mus, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m (plural mures)

  1. mouse

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton mur, from Old Breton mur, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉr, from Latin mūrus.

Noun

mur f

  1. wall

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m (plural murs)

  1. wall

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Further reading

Cimbrian

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Latin morus; cf. Italian mora, moro.

Noun

mur f

  1. blackberry

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin mare, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

mur

  1. sea

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse múrr m, borrowed via Old English mūr or Old Saxon mūr from Latin mūrus. Compare also German Mauer f, Dutch muur m.

Noun

mur c (singular definite muren, plural indefinite mure)

  1. wall (defence structure)
  2. wall (a wall-like structure built by overlapping bricks or by stones)
  3. (soccer) wall
Declension
Declension of mur
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mur muren mure murene
genitive murs murens mures murenes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mur

  1. imperative of mure

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French mur, from Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m (plural murs)

  1. wall

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic مُرّ (murr).

Pronunciation

Noun

mûr̃ m

  1. myrrh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch moer, a shortening of moerschroef, from moer (“mother”) +‎ schroef (“bolt”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mur (first-person possessive murku, second-person possessive murmu, third-person possessive murnya)

  1. nut (fastener for a bolt)

Irish

Pronunciation

Determiner

mur

  1. Ulster form of bhur

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86

Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mur m (plural mures)

  1. mouse

References

Livonian

Alternative forms

  • mu'r (Courland)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *murëh. Cognate with Estonian mure, Finnish murhe.

Noun

mur

  1. grief
  2. sorrow

Declension

Declension of mur (84)
singular (ikšlug) plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv) mur murūd
genitive (genitīv) mur murūd
partitive (partitīv) murtõ murīdi
dative (datīv) murrõn murūdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) murkõks murūdõks
illative (illatīv) murrõ murīž
inessive (inesīv) mursõ murši
elative (elatīv) murstõ muršti

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *mraŋ² (Bradley). Cognate with Nuosu ꃅ (mu), Burmese မြင်း (mrang:).

Pronunciation

Noun

mur 

  1. (Yao'an) horse

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːr/ (Milanese)

Noun

mur m

  1. wall

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).

Verb

mur m (plural murs)

  1. wall

Descendants

  • French: mur

References

  • mur on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Middle Low German

Noun

mur or mür f

  1. Alternative form of mure.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mei (“to fix, to build fortifications or fences”).

Noun

mur m (plural murs)

  1. (Guernsey) wall

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse múrr, from Latin murus.

Noun

mur m (definite singular muren, indefinite plural murer, definite plural murene)

  1. a wall (a free-standing barrier, typically made of bricks, stone or concrete)
    En vegg av tre er mindre solid enn en mur av stein.
    A wall made of wood is less solid than a wall made of stone.

Usage notes

Norwegian uses two different words for "wall". One, "mur", refers to independent outdoor structures used to fortify and delineate. The other, "vegg", is used to refer to the walls of a building, regardless of its location and material composition. Both are occasionally used metaphorically, "mur" more so. "Mur" can also refer to the type of material such walls are typically made of, hence the possible construction "murvegg", meaning the wall of a house composed of brick or concrete.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse múrr, from Latin murus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m (definite singular muren, indefinite plural murar, definite plural murane)

  1. a wall (of stone, concrete or similar material)
    Ein vegg av tre er mindre solid enn ein mur av stein.
    A wall made of wood is less solid than a wall made of stone.

Usage notes

  • The words mur and vegg are both translated into English as wall. However, they are widely distinguished in the following manner: only mur is commonly used for freestanding walls. Only vegg is commonly used for the walls of a building, whether internal or external. Mur is restricted to stone or concrete walls, whereas vegg is used regardless of material. A wall made from brick or stone can be called a murvegg.

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References

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mei (“to fix, to build fortifications or fences”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m (plural murs)

  1. wall

Old French

Etymology

From Latin mūrum, accusative singular of mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mei (“to fix, to build fortifications or fences”).

Noun

mur oblique singular, m (oblique plural murs, nominative singular murs, nominative plural mur)

  1. wall

Descendants

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m

  1. A mouse or rat

Descendants

  • ⇒ Galician: murar
  • ⇒ Portuguese: murar
    Trasmontano: muro (“mouse”)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mūs.

Noun

mur m

  1. mouse
    • 1251, anonymous, Calila e Dimna 14, (ed. by Juan Manuel Cacho Blecua, María Jesús Lacarra, Madrid: Castalia, 1993):
      Et alçó los ojos contra las dos ramas et vio estar en las raízes dellas dos mures, el uno blanco et el otro negro, royendo sienpre, que non quedavan.
      And he raised his eyes towards the two branches , and saw that at the roots there were two mice, one white and the other black, constantly gnawing to the point there hardly remained any roots anymore.

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin mūrum, accusative singular of mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m

  1. wall

Derived terms

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German mūr, mūre, from Old High German mûra, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m inan (diminutive murek)

  1. wall (defensive rampart)
    Synonym: wał
  2. wall (structure built for defense surrounding an area)
    Synonym: wał

Declension

Declension of mur
singular plural
nominative mur mury
genitive muru murów
dative murowi murom
accusative mur mury
instrumental murem murami
locative murze murach
vocative murze mury

Derived terms

particle

Related terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Descendants

Further reading

  • mur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mur in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin mōrus, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).

Noun

mur m (plural muri)

  1. blackberry bush
Declension
Declension of mur
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mur murul (niște) muri murii
genitive/dative (unui) mur murului (unor) muri murilor
vocative murule murilor
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mūrus (19th century). Perhaps preserved as popular in its use as a rare regionalism from Maramureș and Ardeal.

Noun

mur m (plural muri)

  1. (rare) wall
    Synonyms: perete, zid
Declension
Declension of mur
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mur murul (niște) muri murii
genitive/dative (unui) mur murului (unor) muri murilor
vocative murule murilor

References

  1. ^ mur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
  2. ^ Dictionary of Regionalisms and Archaisms from Maramureș.https://ro.wikisource.orghttps://dictious.com/en/Dic%C8%9Bionar_de_regionalisme_%C8%99i_arhaisme_din_Maramure%C8%99/Litera_M

Scottish Gaelic

Conjunction

mur

  1. Alternative form of mura

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mūrem. Displaced by ratón, an augmentative form of rata (“rat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuɾ/
  • Rhymes: -uɾ
  • Syllabification: mur

Noun

mur m (plural mures)

  1. (archaic) mouse
    Synonym: ratón

Related terms

Further reading

Sumerian

Romanization

mur

  1. Romanization of 𒄯 (mur)

Swedish

en mur (the immediate intuition for the word)
en till mur (another mur – size is irrelevant)
mur (sense 2)

Etymology

From Old Swedish mur, from Latin murus, possibly through an intermediate like Middle Low German mûre.

Pronunciation

Noun

mur c

  1. a (usually free-standing) wall built of overlapping bricks or stones or cement or the like
    Berlinmuren
    the Berlin Wall
    kinesiska muren
    the Great Wall of China
    Hadrianus mur
    Hadrian's Wall
    1. a wall (defensive structure surrounding a city, castle, etc.)
  2. (uncountable) the type of material such a wall is made of, usually brick (including when not making up a free-standing wall)
    Vi gjorde ett hål i rummets trävägg och såg att det var mur innanför
    We made a hole in the wooden wall of the room and saw that there was brick behind it
  3. (soccer) a wall

Usage notes

An inner or outer wall of a building is a vägg. More rarely, mur might refer to a vägg made of brick or the like. Other terms for such a vägg is murvägg or murad vägg.

Declension

Declension of mur 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mur muren murar murarna
Genitive murs murens murars murarnas

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Descendants

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References

Anagrams

Tolai

Alternative forms

Pronoun

mur

  1. Second-person dual pronoun: you two

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person exclusive iau amir
mir 		amital
mital 		avet
ave1
1st person inclusive - dor datal dat
da1
2nd person u amur
mur 		amutal
mutal 		avat
ava1
3rd person ia
i 		dir
di 		dital diat
dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.


Welsh

mur

Etymology

From Middle Welsh mur, from Old Welsh mur, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉr, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mur m (plural muriau)

  1. wall

Usage notes

The most commonly used word for “wall” in Welsh is wal. The word mur is used most often when referring to large walls such as the defensive walls of a city or Mur Mawr Tsieina (“the Great Wall of China”). It is also used in compound words, for example murlun, rhagfur, cellfur, briwydd y mur. The word pared refers to an internal partition wall whereas magwyr is a literary word for an external wall, little used now but preserved in such things as place and plant names.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mur fur unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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