See also: murane and muranë

German

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Muräne

Etymology

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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

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  • 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

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Muräne f (genitive Muräne, plural Muränen)

  1. moray (eels of the family Muraenidae)

Declension

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References

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

Further reading

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