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)

  1. (of cats) good at catching mice

Galician

Etymology

From murar (to mouse) +‎ -dor.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muɾaˈðoɾ/

Noun

murador m (plural muradores)

  1. mouser (a cat that catches mice)

Adjective

murador (feminine muradora, masculine plural muradores, feminine plural muradoras)

  1. (of cats) good at catching mice

References

  1. ^ 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

  1. mason
  2. bricklayer

Venetan

Etymology

Compare Italian muratore

Noun

murador m (plural muradori) or murador m (plural muraduri)

  1. mason
  2. bricklayer