maur
DalmatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin maior, maiōrem. Compare also Romanian mare (“large”).
AdjectiveEdit
maur (feminine maura)
See alsoEdit
EstonianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Low German morian (“moor”), mōr (“negro”) or German Mohr (“moor”).
NounEdit
maur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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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 |
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maur 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?
- Ég fann maura í garðinum mínum í gær.
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
NounEdit
maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)
- an ant
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- møvver (dialectal)
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *mauraz.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maurar, definite plural maurane)
- an ant
ReferencesEdit
- “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 WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.
AdjectiveEdit
maur (comparative moi)
DescendantsEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
maur m (plural mauri, feminine equivalent maură)
DeclensionEdit
AdjectiveEdit
maur m or n (feminine singular maură, masculine plural mauri, feminine and neuter plural maure)