Múur
Saterland Frisian
Alternative forms
- Mouer (Strukelje)
Etymology
From Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognates include West Frisian moer and German Mutter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːr/
- Hyphenation: Múur
- Rhymes: -uːr
Noun
Múur f (plural Múre)
- (Romelse, Skäddel) mother
- 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus, verse 3:
- Juda waas die Foar fon Perez un Serach; hiere Múur waas Tamar. Perez waas die Foar fon Hezron, Hezron fon Aram,
- Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah; their mother was Tamar. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron of Ram,
- (Romelse, Skäddel) queen bee
Usage notes
- Múur is used to describe the concept of a mother in itself. To adress one's own mother, the word Mäme is used, while when adressing someone else's mother, the word Mama is used.
Coordinate terms
- Foar (“father”)
Derived terms
- Múurhoungst
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Múur”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN