Muur
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- + *-rós. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur, English mure, Faroese múrur, also French mur, Portuguese muro, Italian muro, Romanian mur.
Pronunciation
Noun
Muur f (plural Muure)
- wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- + *-rós.
Pronunciation
Noun
Muur f (plural Muure, diminutive Müürche)
Derived terms
- Müürer
Limburgish
Etymology 1
From Old Limburgish mūra, from Latin mūrus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muː˨ʁ/
- Rhymes: -uːʁ
Noun
Muur m (plural Muure, diminutive Mürreke) (Eupen)
- a physical wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
- any immaterial (legal, mental...) barrier which limits access.
- (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
Etymology 2
From Middle Limburgish mūre, from Old Limburgish *mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā (or a variant like *murhā), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muː˦ʁ/
- Rhymes: -uːʁ
Noun
Muur f (plural Muure) (Eupen)
Saterland Frisian
Noun
Muur f (plural [please provide])
- alternative spelling of Múur