murra

English

Alternative forms

• murrha

Noun

murra (countable and uncountable, plural murras)

1. (historical) An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.

Related terms

• murrhine, murrine

Dhudhuroa

Noun

murra

1. hand

References

• R. H. Mathews (1909) “The Dhudhuroa Language of Victoria”, in American Anthropologist (in Dhudhuroa)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmurːɑˣ/, [ˈmurːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mur‧ra

Verb

murra

1. inflection of murtaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Latin

Alternative forms

• myrra, myrrha

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmur.ra/, [ˈmʊrːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmur.ra/, [ˈmurːä]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μύρρᾱ (múrrhā), of Semitic origin.

Noun

murra f (genitive murrae); first declension

1. myrrh (gum-resin)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	murra	murrae
Genitive	murrae	murrārum
Dative	murrae	murrīs
Accusative	murram	murrās
Ablative	murrā	murrīs
Vocative	murra	murrae

Etymology 2

Of Iranian origin. Compare Ancient Greek μόρρια (mórrhia, “agate”), Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), and perhaps Arabic مَرْو (marw, “pebble, flint, quartz”).

Noun

murra f (genitive murrae); first declension

1. a stone (possibly agate) of which precious vessels were made

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	murra	murrae
Genitive	murrae	murrārum
Dative	murrae	murrīs
Accusative	murram	murrās
Ablative	murrā	murrīs
Vocative	murra	murrae

References

• “murra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “murra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• murra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Nyunga

Noun

murra

1. hand
   • 1886 recorded by W. E. Knight in No. 19 of The Australian Race

Swedish

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Verb

murra (present murrar, preterite murrade, supine murrat, imperative murra)

1. to grumble (complain under one's breath)

   Synonym: knorra

Conjugation

Conjugation of murra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	murra		murras
Supine	murrat		murrats
Imperative	murra		—
Imper. plural1	murren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	murrar	murrade	murras	murrades
Ind. plural1	murra	murrade	murras	murrades
Subjunctive2	murre	murrade	murres	murrades
	Participles
Present participle	murrande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Perhaps a feminine form of murre (“cat”).

Noun

murra c

1. (slang) pussy, snatch (female genitalia)

Declension

Declension of murra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	murra	murras
	definite	murran	murrans
plural	indefinite	murror	murrors
	definite	murrorna	murrornas

Derived terms

• kissemurra

References

• murra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• murra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• murra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Fula Ordboken

Wiradjuri

Alternative forms

• marra
• mura

Etymology

• Compare Gamilaraay mara.

Noun

murra

1. hand