myra

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

myra m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of myr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

myra f

  1. definite singular of myr

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *meurǭ, *miurijǭ (“ant”), from Proto-Indo-European *mowro-, *morwi (“ant”). Cognate with Icelandic maur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²myːˌra/
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  • Hyphenation: my‧ra
  • Rhymes: -²yːra

Noun

myra c

  1. ant
    Myrstacken är full av myror
    The anthill is full of ants
    Vilka är det mest synd om i skogen? Jo, myrstackarna!
    Who has the toughest time in the forest? It's the anthills / the poor ants !

Declension

Declension of myra
nominative genitive
singular indefinite myra myras
definite myran myrans
plural indefinite myror myrors
definite myrorna myrornas

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