Muur

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur, English mure, Faroese múrur, also French mur, Portuguese muro, Italian muro, Romanian mur.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /muːr/

Noun

Muur f (plural Muure)

1. wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Mauer, Mouer (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muə̯/
• Homophone: Muhr (may be distinguished by tone)

Noun

Muur f (plural Muure, diminutive Müürche)

1. (Ripuarian) wall

Derived terms

• Müürer

Limburgish

Etymology 1

From Old Limburgish mūra, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muː˨ʁ/
• Rhymes: -uːʁ

Noun

Muur m (plural Muure, diminutive Mürreke) (Eupen)

1. a physical wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
2. any immaterial (legal, mental...) barrier which limits access.
3. (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball

Etymology 2

From Middle Limburgish mūre, from Old Limburgish *mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā (or a variant like *murhā), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muː˦ʁ/
• Rhymes: -uːʁ

Noun

Muur f (plural Muure) (Eupen)

1. carrot

Saterland Frisian

Noun

Muur f (plural [please provide])

1. Alternative spelling of Múur