See also: Maur and Máur

Dalmatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

maur (feminine maura)

  1. large

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Estonian edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

maur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)

  1. Moor
  2. (dated) black person

Declension edit

Declension of maur (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative maur maurid
accusative nom.
gen. mauri
genitive 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

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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?

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Derived terms edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. an ant

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mæʉ̯r/, /mœʉ̯r/

Noun edit

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

  1. an ant

References edit

  • “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

Old Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

maur (comparative moi)

  1. great

Descendants edit

  • Middle Welsh: mawr

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

maur m (plural mauri, feminine equivalent maură)

  1. Moor

Declension edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. Moorish

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

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