morr

See also: Morr, mǫrr, mørr, mǿrr, and Mǿrr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *mārwa, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi- (compare Old Norse maurr (ant), Serbo-Croatian mrav, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), and others).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔr/

Noun

morr m (plural morra, definite morri, definite plural morrat)

  1. louse (head louse, body louse (Pediculus humanus))
  2. plant louse, aphid (Aphidoidea)

Declension

Declension of morr
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative morr morri morra morrat
accusative morrin
dative morri morrit morrave morrave
ablative morrash

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Maltese

Root
m-r-r
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُرّ (murr). Now usually declined like a Romance adjective with plural in -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔrr/

Adjective

morr (feminine singular morra, plural morri or morra, diminutive mrajjar)

  1. bitter, unsweetened
  2. unpleasant

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • (non-standard since 2005) mørr

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫrr.

Noun

morr m (definite singular morren, indefinite plural morrer, definite plural morrene)

  1. (collective) offals, often cut or ground
  2. a traditional Norwegian cured sausage made of meat and intestines from sheep, cow and pig

Derived terms

  • morrpølse

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫrr.

Noun

morr m (definite singular morren, indefinite plural morrar, definite plural morrane)

  1. (collective) offals, often cut or ground
  2. a traditional Norwegian cured sausage made of meat and intestines from sheep, cow and pig

Derived terms

  • morrpølse

References

Swedish

Noun

morr n

  1. growl, snarl (growling sound, from an animal or more or less figuratively a human)

Declension

Declension of morr
nominative genitive
singular indefinite morr morrs
definite morret morrets
plural indefinite
definite

See also

  • brum (growl (from a bear))
  • fräs (hiss)
  • growl (growl (death growl))
  • knorr (grumble)
  • kurr (growl (from a stomach))
  • mutter (mutter)

References

Woiwurrung

Noun

morr

  1. Prickly Currant Bush (Coprosma quadrifida)[1][2]

References