myrra

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mirra, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter. Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr, “bitter”), Hebrew מֹר (“bitterness, acrimony”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪɹːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹːa

Noun

myrra f (genitive singular myrru, uncountable)

1. (biblical) myrrh

Declension

Declension of myrra (singular only)
f1s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	myrra	myrran
accusative	myrru	myrruna
dative	myrru	myrruni
genitive	myrru	myrrunnar

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Latin

Alternative forms

• murra
• myrrha

Noun

myrra f (genitive myrrae); first declension

1. Alternative form of murra

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	myrra	myrrae
Genitive	myrrae	myrrārum
Dative	myrrae	myrrīs
Accusative	myrram	myrrās
Ablative	myrrā	myrrīs
Vocative	myrra	myrrae

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Middle English

Noun

myrra

1. Alternative form of mirre

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Portuguese

Noun

1. Obsolete form of mirra.