mur

Inherited from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).


mur

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mus, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.


mur

From Middle Breton mur, from Old Breton mur, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉr, from Latin mūrus.


mur

Inherited from Old Catalan mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).


mur

Probably ultimately from Latin morus; cf. Italian mora, moro.


mur

From Latin mare, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.


mur

wall (a wall-like structure built by overlapping bricks or by stones)

head

mur c (singular definite muren, plural indefinite mure)

muren (definite singular)
mure (indefinite plural)
mur (indefinite nominative singular)
muren (definite nominative singular)
mure (indefinite nominative plural)
murene (definite nominative plural)
murs (genitive indefinite singular)
murens (definite genitive singular)
mures (genitive indefinite plural)
murenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse múrr m, borrowed via Old English mūr or Old Saxon mūr from Latin mūrus. Compare also German Mauer f, Dutch muur m.


mur

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


mur

Inherited from Middle French mur, from Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).


mur

From Dutch moer, a shortening of moerschroef, from moer (“mother”) + schroef (“bolt”).


mur

Vó a pozar un mur para la karta de korreo.

I am going to put a stamp on the postcard.


mur

mur (nominative singular)
murūd (nominative plural)
mur (genitive singular)
murūd (genitive plural)
murtõ (partitive singular)
murīdi (partitive plural)
murrõn (dative singular)
murūdõn (dative plural)
murkõks (instrumental singular)
murūdõks (instrumental plural)
murrõ (illative singular)
murīž (illative plural)
mursõ (inessive singular)
murši (inessive plural)
murstõ (elative singular)
muršti (elative plural)
mu'r (alternative)

From Proto-Finnic *murëh. Cognate with Estonian mure, Finnish murhe.


mur

From Proto-Loloish *mraŋ² (Bradley). Cognate with Nuosu ꃅ (mu), Burmese မြင်း (mrang:).


mur

From Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).


mur

French: mur

From Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).


mur

mur (canonical)
mür (canonical feminine)


mur

From Old French mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mei (“to fix, to build fortifications or fences”).


mur

En vegg av tre er mindre solid enn en mur av stein.

A wall made of wood is less solid than a wall made of stone.

a wall (a free-standing barrier, typically made of bricks, stone or concrete)

muren (definite singular)
murer (indefinite plural)
murene (definite plural)


mur

Ein vegg av tre er mindre solid enn ein mur av stein.

a wall (of stone, concrete or similar material)

muren (definite singular)
murar (indefinite plural)
murane (definite plural)


mur

From Old Occitan mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mei (“to fix, to build fortifications or fences”).


mur

mūr (canonical masculine)
mūra (nominative singular)
mūran (nominative plural)
mūran (accusative singular)
mūran (accusative plural)
mūran (genitive singular)
mūrena (genitive plural)
mūran (dative singular)
mūrum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus.


mur

fro-noun

mur oblique singular, m (oblique plural murs, nominative singular murs, nominative plural mur)

mur oblique singular or (canonical masculine)
murs (oblique plural)
murs (nominative singular)
mur (nominative plural)

Bourguignon: meur

Middle French: mur
French: mur

Norman: mur

From Latin mūrum, accusative singular of mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mei (“to fix, to build fortifications or fences”).


mur

oſ uiu iaz(er) com(o) iaz / o cõello aſcõdud ou o mur

a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 326 ([[http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/581small.gif] facsimile])

he saw them hiding like a cowering rabbit or a mouse.

⇒ Galician: murar

⇒ Portuguese: murar

Trasmontano: muro (“mouse”)

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mus.


mur

Et alçó los ojos contra las dos ramas et vio estar en las raízes dellas dos mures, el uno blanco et el otro negro, royendo sienpre, que non quedavan.

1251, anonymous, Calila e Dimna 14, (ed. by Juan Manuel Cacho Blecua, María Jesús Lacarra, Madrid: Castalia, 1993)

And he raised his eyes towards the two branches [he was hanging on from], and saw that at the roots there were two mice, one white and the other black, constantly gnawing to the point there hardly remained any roots anymore.

From Latin mūrem, accusative singular of mūs.


mur

From Latin mūrum, accusative singular of mūrus.


mur

wall (structure built for defense surrounding an area)

murek (diminutive)
mur (nominative singular)
mury (nominative plural)
muru (genitive singular)
murów (genitive plural)
murowi (dative singular)
murom (dative plural)
mur (accusative singular)
mury (accusative plural)
murem (instrumental singular)
murami (instrumental plural)
murze (locative singular)
murach (locative plural)
murze (singular vocative)
mury (plural vocative)

→ Belarusian: мур (mur)

→ Lithuanian: mūras

→ Slovak: múr

→ Ukrainian: мур (mur)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Italic *moiros
Latin mūrusbor.
Proto-West Germanic *mūrā
Old High German mūra
Middle High German mūrebor.
Polish mur
Borrowed from Middle High German mūre.


mur

Nenets:

Tundra Nenets: мурˮ (mur)

Proto-Selkup: *mi̮r

Northern Selkup: мыр (myr)

Southern Selkup:

Ket: мыр (myr)

Mator: мур (mur)


mur

muri (plural)
mur (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
murul (accusative definite nominative singular)
muri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
murii (accusative definite nominative plural)
mur (indefinite singular)
murului (definite singular)
muri (indefinite singular)
murilor (definite plural)
murule (singular vocative)
murilor (vocative)

Inherited from Latin mōrus, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).


mur

Borrowed from Latin mūrus (19th century). Perhaps preserved as popular in its use as a rare regionalism from Maramureș and Ardeal.


mur

Inherited from Latin mūrem. Displaced by ratón, an augmentative form of rata (“rat”).


mur

Berlinmuren

kinesiska muren

Hadrianus mur

a (usually free-standing) wall built of overlapping bricks or stones or cement or the like

a wall (defensive structure surrounding a city, castle, etc.)

Vi gjorde ett hål i rummets trävägg och såg att det var mur innanför

We made a hole in the wooden wall of the room and saw that there was brick behind it

(uncountable) the type of material such a wall is made of, usually brick (including when not making up a free-standing wall)

mur (indefinite nominative singular)
murs (genitive indefinite singular)
muren (definite nominative singular)
murens (definite genitive singular)
murar (indefinite nominative plural)
murars (genitive indefinite plural)
murarna (definite nominative plural)
murarnas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: muuri

From Old Swedish mur, from Latin murus, possibly through an intermediate like Middle Low German mûre.


mur

iau (exclusive first-person singular)
amir (dual exclusive first-person)
mir (dual exclusive first-person)
amital (exclusive first-person paucal)
mital (exclusive first-person paucal)
avet (exclusive first-person plural)
ave (exclusive first-person plural)
dor (dual first-person inclusive)
datal (first-person inclusive paucal)
dat (first-person inclusive plural)
da (first-person inclusive plural)
u (second-person singular)
amur (dual second-person)
mur (dual second-person)
amutal (paucal second-person)
mutal (paucal second-person)
avat (plural second-person)
ava (plural second-person)
ia (singular third-person)
i (singular third-person)
dir (dual third-person)
di (dual third-person)
dital (paucal third-person)
diat (plural third-person)
dia (plural third-person)
amur (alternative)


mur

From Middle Welsh mur, from Old Welsh mur, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉr, from Latin mūrus.