See also: murane and muranë

German edit

 
Muräne

Etymology edit

Learned 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)
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  • Hyphenation: Mu‧rä‧ne

Noun edit

Muräne f (genitive Muräne, plural Muränen)

  1. moray (eels of the family Muraenidae)

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Muräne”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • Muräne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Muräne” in Duden online