murus

English

Etymology

Noun

murus (plural muri)

1. (palynology) A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of a pollen grain

Synonyms

• vallum

Derived terms

• murate
• muroid

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Latin

Etymology

From Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mei (“to fix, to build fortifications or fences”), see also Latin munire (“to protect”), Old Norse -mæri (“border-land, boundary”), Old English mære (“landmark, border, boundary”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈmuː.rus/

Noun

mūrus (genitive mūri); m, second declension

1. a wall

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mūrus	mūrī
genitive	mūrī	mūrōrum
dative	mūrō	mūrīs
accusative	mūrum	mūrōs
ablative	mūrō	mūrīs
vocative	mūre	mūrī

Derived terms

• mūrātus
• Murus Dacicus (Dacian Wall)
• Murus Gallicus (Gallic Wall)
• Murus Romuli (Wall of Romulus)

Descendants

Afrikaans: muur Albanian: mur Aromanian: mur Catalan: mur Dalmatian: mor, moir Danish: mur Dutch: muur Dutch Low Saxon: mure English: murus, mure

Esperanto: muro Estonian: müür French: mur Friulian: mûr Galician: muro German: Mauer Icelandic: múr Ido: muro Italian: muro Lithuanian: mūras

Luxembourgish: Mauer Middle Low German: mur, mür Norwegian: mur Occitan: mur, mura Old French: mur Old High German: mura Old Portuguese: muro Polish: mur Portuguese: muro Romanian: mur

Romansch: mir, mür, meir Sardinian: muru Scottish Gaelic: mùr Sicilian: muru Slovak: múr Spanish: muro Swedish: mur Ukrainian: мур Welsh: mur West Frisian: muorre

See also

• pariēs