maur

See also: Máur

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin maior, maiōrem. Compare also Romanian mare (“large”).

Adjective

maur (feminine maura)

1. large

See also

• grund

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Estonian

Etymology

From Low German morian (“moor”), mōr (“negro”) or German Mohr (“moor”).

Noun

maur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)

1. Moor
2. (dated) black person

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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)

1. 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?

Derived terms

• maurabú
• mauraeitur
• maurafylking
• maurakista
• maurakláði
• mauramakt
• mauramekt
• maurapúki
• maurasafn
• maurasál
• mauraselur
• mauraskemma
• maurasveit
• maurasýra
• maurasýruílát
• maurasýruvothey
• maurategund
• mauraþúfa

 

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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)

1. an ant

Derived terms

• maursluker

References

• “maur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “maur” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *mauraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæʉ̯r/, /mœʉ̯r/

Noun

maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maurar, definite plural maurane)

1. an ant

References

• “maur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “maur”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “maur” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

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Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.

Adjective

maur

1. great

Descendants

• Middle Welsh: mawr
  • Welsh: mawr

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Maurus, French maure, German Maure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ur/

Noun

maur m (plural mauri, feminine equivalent maură)

1. Moor

Declension

Declension of maur

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) maur	maurul	(niște) mauri	maurii
genitive/dative	(unui) maur	maurului	(unor) mauri	maurilor
vocative	maurule		maurilor

Adjective

maur m or n (feminine singular maură, masculine plural mauri, feminine and neuter plural maure)

1. Moorish

Declension

Declension of maur

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	maur		maură	mauri	maure
	definite	maurul		maura	maurii	maurele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	maur		maure	mauri	maure
	definite	maurului		maurei	maurelor	maurilor

Synonyms

• mauresc

See also

• arab