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amur

See also: Amur and amûr

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr), from an Evenki language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of Amur.

Noun

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amur (plural amurs)

  1. Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
    • 1974, “Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science”, in Indiana Academy of Science, volume 83, 174:
      In the fall of 1972, we obtained a special permit from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to import 20 amurs for study in indoor aquaria.
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Anagrams

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Dalmatian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin amāre.

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Verb

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amur

  1. to love
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Etymology 2

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From Latin amārus.

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Adjective

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amur m (feminine amuora)

  1. bitter
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Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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amur

  1. dew

Middle English

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Noun

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amur

  1. Alternative form of amour

Old French

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Noun

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amur oblique singular, m (oblique plural amurs, nominative singular amurs, nominative plural amur)

  1. Alternative form of amor

Solon

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Noun

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amur

  1. river

Further reading

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  • Peter S Piispanen, Languages in Contact: Dagur and Solon, 2019.

Tolai

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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amur

  1. Second-person dual pronoun: you two

Declension

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Tolai personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person
exclusive 		iau amir
mir 		amital
mital 		avet
ave1
1st person
inclusive 		- dor datal dat
da1
2nd person u amur
mur 		amutal
mutal 		avat
ava1
3rd person ia
i 		dir
di 		dital diat
dia1

1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.

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