murja

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• muŕa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Low German mûre, from Old Saxon mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmurʲa/

Noun

murja f inan (diminutive muŕka)

1. wall (structure built for defense surrounding an area)

Declension

declension of murja

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	murja	muri	murje
Genitive	murje	murjowu	murjow
Dative	muri	murjoma	murjam
Accusative	murju	muri	murje
Instrumental	murju	murjoma	murjami
Locative	muri	murjoma	murjach

Derived terms

• murjowaś

References

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “muŕa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “murja”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag