maur
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin maior, maiōrem.
Adjective
maur (feminine maura)
- large
See also
- grund
Estonian
Etymology
From Low German morian (“moor”), mōr (“negro”) or German Mohr (“moor”)
Noun
maur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)
- moor
- (dated) black person
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | maur | maurid |
genitive | mauri | mauride |
partitive | mauri | maure |
illative | mauri, maurisse | mauridesse |
inessive | mauris | maurides |
elative | maurist | mauridest |
allative | maurile | mauridele |
adessive | maruil | mauridel |
ablative | maurilt | mauridelt |
translative | mauriks | maurideks |
terminative | maurini | maurideni |
essive | maurina | mauridena |
abessive | maurita | maurideta |
comitative | mauriga | mauridega |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /møyːr/
- Rhymes: -øyːr
Noun
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.
Declension
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | maur | maurinn | maurar | maurarnir |
accusative | maur | maurinn | maura | maurana |
dative | maur | maurnum | maurum | maurunum |
genitive | maurs | maursins | maura | mauranna |
Derived terms
- maurabú
- mauraeitur
- maurafylking
- maurakista
- maurakláði
- mauramakt
- mauramekt
- maurapúki
- maurasafn
- maurasál
- mauraselur
- mauraskemma
- maurasveit
- maurasýra
- maurasýruílát
- maurasýruvothey
- maurategund
- mauraþúfa
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
Noun
maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)
- an ant
Derived terms
- maursluker
References
- “maur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse maurr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæʉr/
Noun
maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maurar, definite plural maurane)
- an ant
References
- “maur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.
Adjective
maur
- great
Descendants
- Middle Welsh: mawr
- Welsh: mawr
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ur/
Noun
maur m (plural mauri)
- Moor
Adjective
maur m or n (feminine singular maură, masculine plural mauri, feminine and neuter plural maure)
- Moorish
Synonyms
- mauresc
See also
- arab