maur

See also: Maur and Máur

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin maior, maiōrem. Compare also Romanian mare (“large”).

Adjective

maur (feminine maura)

1. large

See also

• grund

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Estonian

Etymology

From Low German morian (“moor”), mōr (“negro”) or German Mohr (“moor”).

Noun

maur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)

1. Moor
2. (dated) black person

Declension

Declension of maur (type riik)

	singular	plural
nominative	maur	maurid
genitive	mauri	mauride
partitive	mauri	maure / maurisid
illative	mauri / maurisse	mauridesse / mauresse
inessive	mauris	maurides / maures
elative	maurist	mauridest / maurest
allative	maurile	mauridele / maurele
adessive	mauril	mauridel / maurel
ablative	maurilt	mauridelt / maurelt
translative	mauriks	maurideks / maureks
terminative	maurini	maurideni
essive	maurina	mauridena
abessive	maurita	maurideta
comitative	mauriga	mauridega

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møyːr/
• Rhymes: -øyːr

Noun

maur m (genitive singular maurs, nominative plural maurar)

1. an ant

   Ég fann maura í garðinum mínum í gær.

   I found ants in my garden yesterday.

   Ég þoli ekki maura.

   I can't stand ants.

   Hvað getur einn maur borið mikið?

   How much can one ant carry?

Declension

declension of maur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maur	maurinn	maurar	maurarnir
accusative	maur	maurinn	maura	maurana
dative	maur	maurnum	maurum	maurunum
genitive	maurs	maursins	maura	mauranna

Derived terms

• maurabú
• mauraeitur
• maurafylking
• maurakista
• maurakláði
• mauramakt
• mauramekt
• maurapúki
• maurasafn
• maurasál
• mauraselur
• mauraskemma
• maurasveit
• maurasýra
• maurasýruílát
• maurasýruvothey
• maurategund
• mauraþúfa

 

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.

Noun

maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)

1. an ant

Derived terms

• maursluker

References

• “maur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “maur” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• møvver (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *mauraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæʉ̯r/, /mœʉ̯r/

Noun

maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maurar, definite plural maurane)

1. an ant

References

• “maur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “maur”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “maur” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

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Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.

Adjective

maur (comparative moi)

1. great

Descendants

• Middle Welsh: mawr
  • Welsh: mawr

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ur/

Noun

maur m (plural mauri, feminine equivalent maură)

1. Moor

Declension

Declension of maur

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) maur	maurul	(niște) mauri	maurii
genitive/dative	(unui) maur	maurului	(unor) mauri	maurilor
vocative	maurule		maurilor

Adjective

maur m or n (feminine singular maură, masculine plural mauri, feminine and neuter plural maure)

1. Moorish

Declension

Declension of maur

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	maur		maură	mauri	maure
	definite	maurul		maura	maurii	maurele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	maur		maure	mauri	maure
	definite	maurului		maurei	maurilor	maurelor

Synonyms

• mauresc

See also

• arab