múr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mur"

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʉuːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʉuːɹ

Noun

múr

1. indefinite accusative singular of múrur

Anagrams

• rúm

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse múrr, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːr/
• Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

múr m (genitive singular múrs, nominative plural múrar)

1. brick wall

Declension

Declension of múr (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	múr	múrinn	múrar	múrarnir
accusative	múr	múrinn	múra	múrana
dative	múr	múrnum	múrum	múrunum
genitive	múrs	múrsins	múra	múranna

Derived terms

• múrsteinn
• múrsteinsveggur

Anagrams

• rúm

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish múr, from Latin mūrus.

The sense “abundance” also dates back to Old Irish and may be a metaphorical use of the sense “wall”.

The sense “shower” is not listed in DIL but may be an extension of the sense “mass of clouds”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˠuːɾˠ/

Noun

múr m (genitive singular múir, nominative plural múrtha)

1. wall (defensive), rampart
2. (in the plural) heaps, mounds (large amount), abundance
3. bank (mass of clouds)
4. bank (row or panel of items)
5. shower (brief fall of rain)

Declension

Declension of múr (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative múr múrtha vocative a mhúir a mhúrtha genitive múir múrtha dative múr múrtha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an múr na múrtha genitive an mhúir na múrtha dative leis an múr don mhúr leis na múrtha

Synonyms

• (wall): balla
• (heaps, mounds): dalladh, neart
• (shower): cith

Mutation

Mutated forms of múr

radical	lenition	eclipsis
múr	mhúr	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “múr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 503
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “múr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “múr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “múr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone mure (“to get late”).

Noun

múr

1. night

References

• María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s), Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Languages)‎^[1], Unpublished

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːɾ/

Noun

múr m (genitive múir, nominative plural múir)

1. wall

Declension

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	múr	múrL	múirL
vocative	múir	múrL	múruH
accusative	múrN	múrL	múruH
genitive	múirL	múr	múrN
dative	múrL	múraib	múraib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: múr
• Scottish Gaelic: mùr

Mutation

Mutation of múr

radical	lenition	nasalization
múr also mmúr in h-prothesis environments	múr pronounced with /β̃-/	múr also mmúr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “múr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːr/, [ˈmuːr]
• Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

múr m inan (relational adjective múrový, diminutive múrik)

1. wall

Declension

Declension of múr
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	múr	múry
genitive	múru, múra	múrov
dative	múru	múrom
accusative	múr	múry
locative	múre	múroch
instrumental	múrom	múrmi

Further reading

• “múr”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026