murre

English

Common murre or common guillemot

Etymology

Unknown, possibly imitative of the birds' call.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɜː/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /mɝ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
• Homophones: murr, myrrh

Noun

murre (plural murres)

1. Any seabird of the genus Uria in the family Alcidae (the auks).
   • 1990, David G. Ainley, Seabirds of the Farallon Islands: Ecology, Dynamics, and Structure of an Upwelling-System Community‎^[1], page 252:

     It may be that in one year alone, the Farallon murre population was reduced to the level at which it stood during the mid-1990s

   • 1997, Robert Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, The Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2: Nonpasserines: Diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers, page 296,

     About 2,800 pairs of Common Murres breed in the province, most of which are in the Scott Islands off northwestern Vancouver Island.

   • 2000, Susan Allport, The Primal Feast: Food, Sex, Foraging, and Love, 2003, paperback, page 52,

     Staking out a spot involves not only the appropriate level of murre aggression (some murres are so aggressive that they throw their mates off the ledge) but, even more fundamentally, the ability to find food efficiently.

Synonyms

• (any bird of genus Uria): guillemot

Derived terms

• thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia)
• common murre (Uria aalge)

Translations

seabird of the genus Uria in the auk family

• Chukchi: ӄэруӄэр (qėruqėr), ӄэрут pl (qėrut)
• Czech: alkoun
• Faroese: lomvigi m, lomviga f
• Finnish: kiisla (fi)
• Hungarian: lumma (hu)
• Korean: 바다오리 (ko) (badaori)
• Norman: âne dé mé m, dgillemot m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lomvi m

• Polish: nurzyk (pl) m
• Russian: ка́йра (ru) f (kájra)

See also

• merganser
• razorbill (relative)

Anagrams

• Rumer

Estonian

Etymology

From murdma (“to break”) +‎ -e, most likely influenced by Finnish murre.

Noun

murre (genitive murde, partitive murret)

1. dialect

Declension

Inflection of murre (ÕS type 6/mõte, rd-rr gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	murre	murded
accusative	murde	murded
genitive	murde	murrete
partitive	murret	murdeid
illative	murdesse	murretesse murdeisse
inessive	murdes	murretes murdeis
elative	murdest	murretest murdeist
allative	murdele	murretele murdeile
adessive	murdel	murretel murdeil
ablative	murdelt	murretelt murdeilt
translative	murdeks	murreteks murdeiks
terminative	murdeni	murreteni
essive	murdena	murretena
abessive	murdeta	murreteta
comitative	murdega	murretega

Related terms

• murrak

Further reading

• murre in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

Finnish

Etymology 1

murtaa +‎ -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmurːeˣ/, [ˈmurːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urːe
• Syllabification^(key): mur‧re

Noun

murre

1. dialect

Declension

Inflection of murre (Kotus type 48*K/hame, rt-rr gradation)
nominative		murre	murteet
genitive		murteen	murteiden murteitten
partitive		murretta	murteita
illative		murteeseen	murteisiin murteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		murre	murteet
accusative	nom.	murre	murteet
	gen.	murteen
genitive		murteen	murteiden murteitten
partitive		murretta	murteita
inessive		murteessa	murteissa
elative		murteesta	murteista
illative		murteeseen	murteisiin murteihin
adessive		murteella	murteilla
ablative		murteelta	murteilta
allative		murteelle	murteille
essive		murteena	murteina
translative		murteeksi	murteiksi
instructive		—	murtein
abessive		murteetta	murteitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of murre (type hame)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative murteeni murteeni accusative nom. murteeni murteeni gen. murteeni genitive murteeni murteideni murteitteni partitive murrettani murteitani inessive murteessani murteissani elative murteestani murteistani illative murteeseeni murteisiini murteihini adessive murteellani murteillani ablative murteeltani murteiltani allative murteelleni murteilleni essive murteenani murteinani translative murteekseni murteikseni instructive — — abessive murteettani murteittani comitative — murteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative murteesi murteesi accusative nom. murteesi murteesi gen. murteesi genitive murteesi murteidesi murteittesi partitive murrettasi murteitasi inessive murteessasi murteissasi elative murteestasi murteistasi illative murteeseesi murteisiisi murteihisi adessive murteellasi murteillasi ablative murteeltasi murteiltasi allative murteellesi murteillesi essive murteenasi murteinasi translative murteeksesi murteiksesi instructive — — abessive murteettasi murteittasi comitative — murteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murteemme murteemme accusative nom. murteemme murteemme gen. murteemme genitive murteemme murteidemme murteittemme partitive murrettamme murteitamme inessive murteessamme murteissamme elative murteestamme murteistamme illative murteeseemme murteisiimme murteihimme adessive murteellamme murteillamme ablative murteeltamme murteiltamme allative murteellemme murteillemme essive murteenamme murteinamme translative murteeksemme murteiksemme instructive — — abessive murteettamme murteittamme comitative — murteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murteenne murteenne accusative nom. murteenne murteenne gen. murteenne genitive murteenne murteidenne murteittenne partitive murrettanne murteitanne inessive murteessanne murteissanne elative murteestanne murteistanne illative murteeseenne murteisiinne murteihinne adessive murteellanne murteillanne ablative murteeltanne murteiltanne allative murteellenne murteillenne essive murteenanne murteinanne translative murteeksenne murteiksenne instructive — — abessive murteettanne murteittanne comitative — murteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative murteensa murteensa accusative nom. murteensa murteensa gen. murteensa genitive murteensa murteidensa murteittensa partitive murrettaan murrettansa murteitaan murteitansa inessive murteessaan murteessansa murteissaan murteissansa elative murteestaan murteestansa murteistaan murteistansa illative murteeseensa murteisiinsa murteihinsa adessive murteellaan murteellansa murteillaan murteillansa ablative murteeltaan murteeltansa murteiltaan murteiltansa allative murteelleen murteellensa murteilleen murteillensa essive murteenaan murteenansa murteinaan murteinansa translative murteekseen murteeksensa murteikseen murteiksensa instructive — — abessive murteettaan murteettansa murteittaan murteittansa comitative — murteineen murteinensa

Compounds

compounds

• itämurre
• kansanmurre
• kotimurre
• länsimurre
• murreaineisto
• murreaines
• murrealue
• murreasu
• murrehavainto
• murreilmaus
• murrekirjallisuus
• murremaantiede
• murrepakina
• murreryhmä
• murresana
• murretutkimus
• paikallismurre
• pohjalaismurre
• savolaismurre

Etymology 2

Probably from the verb murista (“to growl”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmurːe/, [ˈmurːe̞]
• Rhymes: -urːe
• Syllabification^(key): mur‧re

Noun

murre

1. (dialectal) dog, pooch

Declension

Inflection of murre (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		murre	murret
genitive		murren	murrejen
partitive		murrea	murreja
illative		murreen	murreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		murre	murret
accusative	nom.	murre	murret
	gen.	murren
genitive		murren	murrejen murreinrare
partitive		murrea	murreja
inessive		murressa	murreissa
elative		murresta	murreista
illative		murreen	murreihin
adessive		murrella	murreilla
ablative		murrelta	murreilta
allative		murrelle	murreille
essive		murrena	murreina
translative		murreksi	murreiksi
instructive		—	murrein
abessive		murretta	murreitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of murre (type nalle)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative murreni murreni accusative nom. murreni murreni gen. murreni genitive murreni murrejeni murreinirare partitive murreani murrejani inessive murressani murreissani elative murrestani murreistani illative murreeni murreihini adessive murrellani murreillani ablative murreltani murreiltani allative murrelleni murreilleni essive murrenani murreinani translative murrekseni murreikseni instructive — — abessive murrettani murreittani comitative — murreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative murresi murresi accusative nom. murresi murresi gen. murresi genitive murresi murrejesi murreisirare partitive murreasi murrejasi inessive murressasi murreissasi elative murrestasi murreistasi illative murreesi murreihisi adessive murrellasi murreillasi ablative murreltasi murreiltasi allative murrellesi murreillesi essive murrenasi murreinasi translative murreksesi murreiksesi instructive — — abessive murrettasi murreittasi comitative — murreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murremme murremme accusative nom. murremme murremme gen. murremme genitive murremme murrejemme murreimmerare partitive murreamme murrejamme inessive murressamme murreissamme elative murrestamme murreistamme illative murreemme murreihimme adessive murrellamme murreillamme ablative murreltamme murreiltamme allative murrellemme murreillemme essive murrenamme murreinamme translative murreksemme murreiksemme instructive — — abessive murrettamme murreittamme comitative — murreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murrenne murrenne accusative nom. murrenne murrenne gen. murrenne genitive murrenne murrejenne murreinnerare partitive murreanne murrejanne inessive murressanne murreissanne elative murrestanne murreistanne illative murreenne murreihinne adessive murrellanne murreillanne ablative murreltanne murreiltanne allative murrellenne murreillenne essive murrenanne murreinanne translative murreksenne murreiksenne instructive — — abessive murrettanne murreittanne comitative — murreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative murrensa murrensa accusative nom. murrensa murrensa gen. murrensa genitive murrensa murrejensa murreinsarare partitive murreaan murreansa murrejaan murrejansa inessive murressaan murressansa murreissaan murreissansa elative murrestaan murrestansa murreistaan murreistansa illative murreensa murreihinsa adessive murrellaan murrellansa murreillaan murreillansa ablative murreltaan murreltansa murreiltaan murreiltansa allative murrelleen murrellensa murreilleen murreillensa essive murrenaan murrenansa murreinaan murreinansa translative murrekseen murreksensa murreikseen murreiksensa instructive — — abessive murrettaan murrettansa murreittaan murreittansa comitative — murreineen murreinensa

German

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Verb

murre

1. inflection of murren:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Middle English

Noun

murre

1. Alternative form of mirre