murador
Asturian
Alternative forms
- muraor
Etymology
From murar (“to hunt mice”) + -dor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muɾaˈdoɾ/ [mu.ɾaˈð̞oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: mu‧ra‧dor
Adjective
murador m sg (feminine singular muradora, neuter singular muradoro, masculine plural muradoros, feminine plural muradores)
- (of cats) good at catching mice
Galician
Etymology
From murar (“to mouse”) + -dor.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muɾaˈðoɾ/
Noun
murador m (plural muradores)
- mouser (a cat that catches mice)
Adjective
murador (feminine muradora, masculine plural muradores, feminine plural muradoras)
- (of cats) good at catching mice
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “murador”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “murador”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “murador”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “mur”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myraˈdur/
Noun
murador m