maur
Dalmatian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin maior, maiōrem. Compare also Romanian mare (“large”).
Adjective edit
maur (feminine maura)
See also edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Low German morian (“moor”), mōr (“negro”) or German Mohr (“moor”).
Noun edit
maur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)
Declension edit
Declension of maur (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | maur | maurid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | mauri | ||
genitive | mauride | ||
partitive | mauri | maure maurisid | |
illative | mauri maurisse |
mauridesse mauresse | |
inessive | mauris | maurides maures | |
elative | maurist | mauridest maurest | |
allative | maurile | mauridele maurele | |
adessive | mauril | mauridel maurel | |
ablative | maurilt | mauridelt maurelt | |
translative | mauriks | maurideks maureks | |
terminative | maurini | maurideni | |
essive | maurina | mauridena | |
abessive | maurita | maurideta | |
comitative | mauriga | mauridega |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maur m (genitive singular maurs, nominative plural maurar)
- an ant
- Ég fann maura í garðinum mínum í gær.
- I found ants in my garden yesterday.
- Ég þoli ekki maura.
- I can't stand ants.
- Hvað getur einn maur borið mikið?
- How much can one ant carry?
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
Noun edit
maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)
- an ant
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *mauraz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maurar, definite plural maurane)
- an ant
References edit
Old Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.
Adjective edit
maur (comparative moi)
Descendants edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maur m (plural mauri, feminine equivalent maură)
Declension edit
Adjective edit
maur m or n (feminine singular maură, masculine plural mauri, feminine and neuter plural maure)