mur

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

Aromanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural muri)

  1. wall
    Synonyms: greb, stizmã

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Asturian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural mures)

  1. mouse

Breton[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mur f

  1. wall

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural murs)

  1. wall

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mur f

  1. blackberry

References[edit]

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

Dalmatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mur

  1. sea

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːˀr/, [ˈmuˀɐ̯], [ˈmuɐ̯ˀ]
  • Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

mur

  1. imperative of mure

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural murs)

  1. wall

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Further reading[edit]

Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Arabic مُرّ (murr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mûr̃ m

  1. myrrh

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

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

  1. nut (fastener for a bolt)

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

mur

  1. Ulster form of bhur

References[edit]

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

Leonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural mures)

  1. mouse

References[edit]

Livonian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • mu'r (Courland)

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mur

  1. grief
  2. sorrow

Declension[edit]

Lolopo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur 

  1. (Yao'an) horse

Lombard[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːr/ (Milanese)

Noun[edit]

mur m

  1. wall

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

mur m (plural murs)

  1. wall

Descendants[edit]

  • French: mur

References[edit]

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

Middle Low German[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur or mür f

  1. Alternative form of mure.

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

mur m (plural murs)

  1. (Guernsey) wall

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse múrr, from Latin murus.

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse múrr, from Latin murus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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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Occitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural murs)

  1. wall

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. wall

Descendants[edit]

Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m

  1. A mouse or rat

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: murar
  • Portuguese: murar
    Trasmontano: muro (mouse)

Old Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mūs.

Noun[edit]

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 [he was hanging on from], 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mūrum, accusative singular of mūrus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m

  1. wall

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m inan (diminutive murek)

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

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

particle

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adjectives
nouns
verbs

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural muri)

  1. blackberry bush
Declension[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin mūrus (19th century).[1] Perhaps preserved as popular in its use as a rare regionalism from Maramureș and Ardeal.[2]

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural muri)

  1. (rare) wall
    Synonyms: perete, zid
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References[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

mur

  1. Alternative form of mura

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural mures)

  1. (archaic) mouse
    Synonym: ratón

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Further reading[edit]

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mur

  1. Romanization of 𒄯 (mur)

Swedish[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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Anagrams[edit]

Tolai[edit]

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Pronoun[edit]

mur

  1. Second-person dual pronoun: you two

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Welsh[edit]

mur

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mur m (plural muriau)

  1. wall

Usage notes[edit]

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.

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Mutation[edit]

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.