Muräne

See also: murane and muranë

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mūraena, mūrēna, from Ancient Greek μύραινα (múraina). Attested since the 14th century, sometimes also borrowed as Mure (18th century). Not related to German Maräne.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈʁɛːnə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /muˈʁeːnə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mu‧rä‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

Muräne f (genitive Muräne, plural Muränen)

  1. moray (eels of the family Muraenidae)

Declension

Declension of Muräne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Muräne die Muränen
genitive einer der Muräne der Muränen
dative einer der Muräne den Muränen
accusative eine die Muräne die Muränen

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Muräne”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Muräne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Muräne” in Duden online
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