múr

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See also: mur, MUR, mùr, mûr, and mür

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

múr

  1. indefinite accusative singular of múrur

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse múrr, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

múr m (genitive singular múrs, nominative plural múrar)

  1. brick wall

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish múr, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

múr m (genitive singular múir, nominative plural múrtha)

  1. wall (defensive), rampart

Declension

Declension of múr (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative múr múrtha
vocative a mhúir a mhúrtha
genitive múir múrtha
dative múr múrtha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an múr na múrtha
genitive an mhúir na múrtha
dative leis an múr
don mhúr
leis na múrtha

Mutation

Mutated forms of múr
radical lenition eclipsis
múr mhúr not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone mure (to get late).

Noun

múr

  1. night

References

  • María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎, Unpublished

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

múr m (genitive múir, nominative plural múir)

  1. wall

Declension

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative múr múrL múirL
Vocative múir múrL múruH
Accusative múrN múrL múruH
Genitive múirL múr múrN
Dative múrL múraib múraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: múr
  • Scottish Gaelic: mùr

Mutation

Mutation of múr
radical lenition nasalization
múr
also mmúr after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
múr
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

múr m inan (genitive singular múru, múra, nominative plural múry, genitive plural múrov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. wall

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • múr”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024