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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Along with the variant mort, from Middle Irish martad, a borrowing from Latin mors (“death”).
Noun
murt m (genitive singular muirt, plural muirt)
- murder
Verb
murt (past mhurt, future murtaidh, verbal noun murt or murtadh, past participle murte)
- murder, massacre
Derived terms
Interjection
murt!
- jeez! hell! Jesus Christ!
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “murt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan , 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مورد (murd), itself from Persian مورد (murd, “myrtle”).
Noun
murt (definite accusative murdu, plural murtlar)
- myrtle (Myrtus communis)
- Synonym: mersin
Declension
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