morr

See also: Morr and mǫrr

Albanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *mārwa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *moru- (compare Old Norse maurr (“ant”), Serbo-Croatian mrav, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔr/

Noun

morr m (plural morra, definite morri)

1. louse (head louse, body louse (Pediculus humanus))
2. plant louse, aphid (Aphidoidea)

Hyponyms

• morra e bimëve (“plant lice, aphids”)
  • morr i bahçeve (“cotton aphid”) ()
  • morr i drithërave (“greenbug, spring grain aphid, wheat louse, corn leaf aphid”)()
  • morr i lakrës (“cabbage aphid”) ()
  • morr i misrit, morr i rrënjës (“elm leaf aphid, corn root aphis”) ()
  • morr i panxharit~ (“black bean aphid”) ()
  • morr i përgjakshëm (“wooly apple aphid”) ()
  • morr i pjeshkës (“green peach aphid”) ()
  • morr i qershisë (“black cherry aphid”) ()

Derived terms

• morth, morrac, morrc, morrës

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic مُرّ (murr). Now usually declined like a Romance adjective with plural in -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔrr/

Adjective

1. bitter

Related terms

• mrar
• marrara