maur

See also: Maur, Máur, and måur

Dalmatian

Etymology

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

Adjective

maur (feminine maura)

1. large

See also

• grund

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

Declension

Declension of maur (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		maur	maurid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	mauri
genitive			mauride
partitive		mauri	maure maurisid
illative		mauri maurisse	mauridesse mauresse
inessive		mauris	maurides maures
elative		maurist	mauridest maurest
allative		maurile	mauridele maurele
adessive		mauril	mauridel maurel
ablative		maurilt	mauridelt maurelt
translative		mauriks	maurideks maureks
terminative		maurini	maurideni
essive		maurina	mauridena
abessive		maurita	maurideta
comitative		mauriga	mauridega

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?

Declension

Declension of maur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maur	maurinn	maurar	maurarnir
accusative	maur	maurinn	maura	maurana
dative	maur	maurnum	maurum	maurunum
genitive	maurs	maursins	maura	mauranna

Derived terms

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From dialectal Norwegian, from Old Norse maurr, from Proto-Germanic *mauraz. Largely displaced Danish myre already in the 19th century.

Noun

maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)

1. ant (insect)

Derived terms

• maursluker

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• møvver (dialectal)

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

Old Welsh

Etymology

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

Adjective

maur (comparative moi)

1. great

Descendants

• Middle Welsh: mawr
  • Welsh: mawr

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

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	maur	maurul	mauri	maurii
genitive-dative	maur	maurului	mauri	maurilor
vocative	maurule		maurilor

Adjective

maur m or n (feminine singular maură, masculine plural mauri, feminine/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	maurilor	maurelor

Synonyms

• mauresc

See also

• arab