Muräne
German
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin mūraena, mūrēna, from Ancient Greek μύραινα (múraina). Attested since the 14th century, sometimes also borrowed as Mure (18th century). Not related to German Maräne.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /muˈʁɛːnə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /muˈʁeːnə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mu‧rä‧ne
- Rhymes: -ɛːnə
Noun
editMuräne f (genitive Muräne, plural Muränen)
- moray (eels of the family Muraenidae)
Declension
editDeclension of Muräne [feminine]
References
edit- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Muräne”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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