murra

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English

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Noun

murra (countable and uncountable, plural murras)

  1. (historical) An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.

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Dhudhuroa

Noun

murra

  1. hand

References

  • R. H. Mathews (1909) “The Dhudhuroa Language of Victoria”, in American Anthropologist (in Dhudhuroa)

Finnish

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Verb

murra

  1. inflection of murtaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Latin

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μύρρᾱ (múrrhā), of Semitic origin.

Noun

murra f (genitive murrae); first declension

  1. myrrh (gum-resin)
Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative murra murrae
Genitive murrae murrārum
Dative murrae murrīs
Accusative murram murrās
Ablative murrā murrīs
Vocative murra murrae

Etymology 2

Of Iranian origin. Compare Ancient Greek μόρρια (mórrhia, “agate”), Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), and perhaps Arabic مَرْو (marw, “pebble, flint, quartz”).

Noun

murra f (genitive murrae); first declension

  1. a stone (possibly agate) of which precious vessels were made
Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative murra murrae
Genitive murrae murrārum
Dative murrae murrīs
Accusative murram murrās
Ablative murrā murrīs
Vocative murra murrae

References

  • “murra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “murra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • murra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Noun

murra

  1. hand

Swedish

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Verb

murra (present murrar, preterite murrade, supine murrat, imperative murra)

  1. to grumble (complain under one's breath)
    Synonym: knorra
Conjugation
Conjugation of murra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive murra murras
Supine murrat murrats
Imperative murra —
Imper. plural1 murren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative murrar murrade murras murrades
Ind. plural1 murra murrade murras murrades
Subjunctive2 murre murrade murres murrades
Participles
Present participle murrande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Perhaps a feminine form of murre (“cat”).

Noun

murra c

  1. (slang) pussy, snatch (female genitalia)
Declension
Declension of murra 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative murra murran murror murrorna
Genitive murras murrans murrors murrornas
Derived terms

References

Wiradjuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Compare Gamilaraay mara.

Noun

murra

  1. hand
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