murra
English edit
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Noun edit
murra (countable and uncountable, plural murras)
- (historical) An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.
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Dhudhuroa edit
Noun edit
murra
References edit
- R. H. Mathews (1909) “The Dhudhuroa Language of Victoria”, in American Anthropologist (in Dhudhuroa)
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
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murra
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmur.ra/, [ˈmʊrːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmur.ra/, [ˈmurːä]
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek μύρρᾱ (múrrhā), of Semitic origin.
Noun edit
murra f (genitive murrae); first declension
- myrrh (gum-resin)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | murra | murrae |
Genitive | murrae | murrārum |
Dative | murrae | murrīs |
Accusative | murram | murrās |
Ablative | murrā | murrīs |
Vocative | murra | murrae |
Etymology 2 edit
Of Iranian origin. Compare Ancient Greek μόρρια (mórrhia, “agate”), Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), and perhaps Arabic مَرْو (marw, “pebble, flint, quartz”).
Noun edit
murra f (genitive murrae); first declension
- a stone (possibly agate) of which precious vessels were made
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | murra | murrae |
Genitive | murrae | murrārum |
Dative | murrae | murrīs |
Accusative | murram | murrās |
Ablative | murrā | murrīs |
Vocative | murra | murrae |
References edit
- “murra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “murra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- murra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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Noun edit
murra
- hand
- 1886 recorded by W. E. Knight in No. 19 of The Australian Race
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
murra (present murrar, preterite murrade, supine murrat, imperative murra)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of murra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | murra | murras | ||
Supine | murrat | murrats | ||
Imperative | murra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | murren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | murrar | murrade | murras | murrades |
Ind. plural1 | murra | murrade | murras | murrades |
Subjunctive2 | murre | murrade | murres | murrades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | murrande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Etymology 2 edit
Perhaps a feminine form of murre (“cat”).
Noun edit
murra c
Declension edit
Declension of murra | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | murra | murran | murror | murrorna |
Genitive | murras | murrans | murrors | murrornas |
Derived terms edit
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Wiradjuri edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
- Compare Gamilaraay mara.
Noun edit
murra