maur
Dalmatian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin maior, maiōrem. Compare also Romanian mare (“large”).
Adjective
editmaur (feminine maura)
See also
editEstonian
editEtymology
editFrom Low German morian (“moor”), mōr (“negro”) or German Mohr (“moor”).
Noun
editmaur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)
Declension
editDeclension of maur (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaur m (genitive singular maurs, nominative plural maurar)
- 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
editDerived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
Noun
editmaur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)
- an ant
Derived terms
editReferences
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *mauraz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maurar, definite plural maurane)
- an ant
References
editOld Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.
Adjective
editmaur (comparative moi)
Descendants
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaur m (plural mauri, feminine equivalent maură)
Declension
editAdjective
editmaur m or n (feminine singular maură, masculine plural mauri, feminine and neuter plural maure)
Declension
editSynonyms
editSee also
edit- Dalmatian terms inherited from Latin
- Dalmatian terms derived from Latin
- Dalmatian lemmas
- Dalmatian adjectives
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian nouns
- Estonian dated terms
- Estonian riik-type nominals
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/øyːr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/øyːr/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- is:Ants
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Insects
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Ants
- Old Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Old Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Old Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Welsh lemmas
- Old Welsh adjectives
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms derived from German
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- Romanian adjectives