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murra

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English

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Noun

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murra (countable and uncountable, plural murras)

  1. (historical) An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.
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Dhudhuroa

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Noun

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murra

  1. hand

References

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  • R. H. Mathews (1909) “The Dhudhuroa Language of Victoria”, in American Anthropologist (in Dhudhuroa)

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmurːɑˣ/, [ˈmurːɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -urːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): mur‧ra

Verb

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murra

  1. inflection of murtaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Latin

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek μύρρᾱ (múrrhā), of Semitic origin.

Noun

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murra f (genitive murrae); first declension

  1. myrrh (gum-resin)
Declension
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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative murra murrae
genitive murrae murrārum
dative murrae murrīs
accusative murram murrās
ablative murrā murrīs
vocative murra murrae

Etymology 2

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Of Iranian origin. Compare Ancient Greek μόρρια (mórrhia, agate), Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, pearl), and perhaps Arabic مَرْو (marw, pebble, flint, quartz).

Noun

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murra f (genitive murrae); first declension

  1. a stone (possibly agate) of which precious vessels were made
Declension
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First-declension noun.

References

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  • murra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • murra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • murra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Nyunga

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Noun

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murra

  1. hand

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic

Verb

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murra (present murrar, preterite murrade, supine murrat, imperative murra)

  1. to grumble (complain under one's breath)
    Synonym: knorra
Conjugation
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Conjugation of murra (weak)
active passive
infinitive murra murras
supine murrat murrats
imperative murra
imper. plural1 murren
present past present past
indicative murrar murrade murras murrades
ind. plural1 murra murrade murras murrades
subjunctive2 murre murrade murres murrades
present participle murrande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

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Perhaps a feminine form of murre (cat).

Noun

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murra c

  1. (slang) pussy, snatch (female genitalia)
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Wiradjuri

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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  • Compare Gamilaraay mara.

Noun

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murra

  1. hand