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maur
maur
See also: Máur
Estonian
Etymology
From Low German morian (“moor”), mōr (“negro”) or German Mohr (“moor”)
Noun
maur (genitive mauri, partitive mauri)
Declension
Declension of maur (irregular)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maur | maurid |
| genitive | mauri | mauride |
| partitive | mauri | maure |
| illative | mauri, maurisse | mauridesse |
| inessive | mauris | maurides |
| elative | maurist | mauridest |
| allative | maurile | mauridele |
| adessive | maruil | mauridel |
| ablative | maurilt | mauridelt |
| translative | mauriks | maurideks |
| terminative | maurini | maurideni |
| essive | maurina | mauridena |
| abessive | maurita | maurideta |
| comitative | mauriga | mauridega |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /møyːr/
- Rhymes: -øyːr
Noun
maur m (genitive singular maurs, nominative plural maurar)
- an ant
- Ég fann maura í garðinum mínum í gær.
- I found ants in my garden yesterday.
- Ég þoli ekki maura.
- I can't stand ants.
- Hvað getur einn maur borið mikið?
- How much can one ant carry?
- Ég fann maura í garðinum mínum í gær.
Declension
declension of maur
Derived terms
- maurabú
- mauraeitur
- maurafylking
- maurakista
- maurakláði
- mauramakt
- mauramekt
- maurapúki
- maurasafn
- maurasál
- mauraselur
- mauraskemma
- maurasveit
- maurasýra
- maurasýruílát
- maurasýruvothey
- maurategund
- mauraþúfa
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.
Noun
maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)
- an ant
Derived terms
References
- “maur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maurar, definite plural maurane)
- an ant
References
- “maur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.
Adjective
maur