marur

See also: márur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse marr (“lake, sea, pool”), from Proto-Germanic *mari (“lake, sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *mari-, *mori- (“marsh, lake, sea”). Akin to Old High German meri (“lake, sea”) (German Meer), Old Saxon meri, Old English mere (“pond, pool, mere”) (English mere). More at mere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛaːɹʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹʊɹ

Noun

marur m (genitive singular marar, uncountable)

1. (poetic) sea, ocean

Declension

m12s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	marur	marurin
Accusative	mar	marin
Dative	mari	marinum
Genitive	marar	mararins

Synonyms

• hav
• sjógvur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

marur f

1. (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of maru

Anagrams

• murar, murra