Muur
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur, English mure, Faroese múrur, also French mur, Portuguese muro, Italian muro, Romanian mur.
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Muur f (plural Muure)
- wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)
Central Franconian edit
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From Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus.
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Muur f (plural Muure, diminutive Müürche)
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Limburgish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Limburgish mūra, from Latin mūrus.
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Muur m (plural Muure, diminutive Mürreke) (Eupen)
- a physical wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
- any immaterial (legal, mental...) barrier which limits access.
- (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Limburgish mūre, from Old Limburgish *mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā (or a variant like *murhā), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ.
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Saterland Frisian edit
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Muur f (plural [please provide])
- Alternative spelling of Múur