murra

English

Alternative forms

• murrha

Noun

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.

Related terms

• murrhine, murrine

Dhudhuroa

Noun

murra

1. hand

References

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

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

Alternative forms

• myrra, myrrha

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmʊr.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmur.ra]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

murra f (genitive murrae); first declension

1. myrrh (gum-resin)

Declension

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

Of Iranian origin; see modern Persian مروارید (“pearl”). Compare Ancient Greek μόρρια (mórrhia, “agate”), Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), and perhaps Arabic مَرْو (marw, “pebble, flint, quartz”).

Noun

murra f (genitive murrae); first declension

2. a stone (possibly agate) of which precious vessels were made

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

References

• “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

Noun

murra

1. hand
   • 1886 recorded by W. E. Knight in No. 19 of The Australian Race

Swedish

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Verb

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

1. to grumble, to murmur (complain under one's breath)

   Synonyms: knorra, knota

Conjugation

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.

See also

• muttra

Etymology 2

Perhaps a feminine form of murre (“cat”).

Noun

murra c

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

Declension

Declension of murra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	murra	murras
	definite	murran	murrans
plural	indefinite	murror	murrors
	definite	murrorna	murrornas

Derived terms

• kissemurra

References

• murra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• murra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• murra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Fula Ordboken

Wiradjuri

Alternative forms

• marra
• mura

Etymology

• Compare Gamilaraay mara.

Noun

murra

1. hand