morr
See also: Morr and mǫrr
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *mārwa, from Proto-Indo-European *moru- (compare Old Norse maurr (“ant”), Serbo-Croatian mrav, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔr/
Noun
morr m (indefinite plural morra, definite singular morri)
- louse (head louse, body louse (Pediculus humanus))
- plant louse, aphid (Aphidoidea)
Hyponyms
- morra e bimëve ‘plant lice, aphids’
- morr i bahçeve ‘cotton aphid’ (Aphis gossypii)
- morr i drithërave ‘greenbug, spring grain aphid, wheat louse, corn leaf aphid’ (Schizaphis graminum)
- morr i lakrës ‘cabbage aphid’ (Brevicorne ornata)
- morr i misrit, morr i rrënjës ‘elm leaf aphid, corn root aphis’ (Tetraneura ulmi)
- morr i panxharit ‘black bean aphid’ (Aphis fabae)
- morr i përgjakshëm ‘wooly apple aphid’ (Eriosoma lanigerum)
- morr i pjeshkës ‘green peach aphid’ (Myzus persicae)
- morr i qershisë ‘black cherry aphid’ (Myzus cerasi)
Derived terms
- morth, morrac, morrc, morrës