"murmur" meaning in Latin

See murmur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmʊr.mʊr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmur.mur] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *mormur-, *mur- (“to mutter”). Reduplication points to imitative, onomatopoeic origin of the root. Cognate with Sanskrit मर्मर (marmara, “rustling sound, murmur”), Ancient Greek μορμύρω (mormúrō, “to roar, boil”), Lithuanian mùrmėti (“to mutter, murmur, babble”), Old High German murmurōn, murmulōn (“to mumble, murmur”), Old Norse murra (“to grumble, mumble”), Old Armenian մռմռամ (mṙmṙam). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*mormur-}} Proto-Indo-European *mormur-, {{onomatopoeic|la|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|sa|मर्मर||rustling sound, murmur}} Sanskrit मर्मर (marmara, “rustling sound, murmur”), {{cog|grc|μορμύρω||to roar, boil}} Ancient Greek μορμύρω (mormúrō, “to roar, boil”), {{cog|lt|mùrmėti||to mutter, murmur, babble}} Lithuanian mùrmėti (“to mutter, murmur, babble”), {{cog|goh|murmurōn}} Old High German murmurōn, {{cog|non|murra||to grumble, mumble}} Old Norse murra (“to grumble, mumble”), {{cog|xcl|մռմռամ}} Old Armenian մռմռամ (mṙmṙam) Head templates: {{la-noun|murmur<3.N>}} murmur n (genitive murmuris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|murmur<3.N>}} Forms: murmuris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], murmur [nominative, singular], murmura [nominative, plural], murmuris [genitive, singular], murmurum [genitive, plural], murmurī [dative, singular], murmuribus [dative, plural], murmur [accusative, singular], murmura [accusative, plural], murmure [ablative, singular], murmuribus [ablative, plural], murmur [singular, vocative], murmura [plural, vocative]
  1. murmur, murmuring Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-murmur-la-noun-LD~y5i-H Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 31 33 37 Disambiguation of Latin onomatopoeias: 30 34 36
  2. humming, roaring, rumbling, growling, grumbling Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-murmur-la-noun-Ir65BsmV Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 31 33 37 Disambiguation of Latin onomatopoeias: 30 34 36
  3. rushing, crashing Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-murmur-la-noun-ybZMOE18 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 31 33 37 Disambiguation of Latin onomatopoeias: 30 34 36

Inflected forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʊr.mʊr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmur.mur]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "murmur"
}

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