Muräne
See also: murane and muranë
German
Muräne
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mūraena, mūrēna, from Ancient Greek μύραινα (múraina). Attested since the 14th century, sometimes also borrowed as Mure (18th century). Not related to German Maräne.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muˈʁɛːnə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /muˈʁeːnə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mu‧rä‧ne
Noun
Muräne f (genitive Muräne, plural Muränen)
- moray (eels of the family Muraenidae)
Declension
Declension of Muräne [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Muräne | die | Muränen |
| genitive | einer | der | Muräne | der | Muränen |
| dative | einer | der | Muräne | den | Muränen |
| accusative | eine | die | Muräne | die | Muränen |
References
- Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Muräne”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Muräne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Muräne” in Duden online