myrra
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mirra, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter. Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr, “bitter”), Hebrew מֹר (“bitterness, acrimony”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
myrra f (genitive singular myrru, uncountable)
Declension edit
Declension of myrra (singular only) | ||
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f1s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | myrra | myrran |
accusative | myrru | myrruna |
dative | myrru | myrruni |
genitive | myrru | myrrunnar |
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmyr.ra/, [ˈmʏrːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmir.ra/, [ˈmirːä]
Noun edit
myrra f (genitive myrrae); first declension
- Alternative form of murra
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | myrra | myrrae |
Genitive | myrrae | myrrārum |
Dative | myrrae | myrrīs |
Accusative | myrram | myrrās |
Ablative | myrrā | myrrīs |
Vocative | myrra | myrrae |
Middle English edit
Noun edit
myrra
- Alternative form of mirre
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
myrra f (usually uncountable, plural myrras)
Swedish edit
Noun edit
myrra c
Declension edit
Declension of myrra | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | myrra | myrran | — | — |
Genitive | myrras | myrrans | — | — |
See also edit
- rökelse (“incense”)