myrra

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mirra, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter. Compare Arabic مُرّ‎ (murr, “bitter”), Hebrew מֹר‎ (“bitterness, acrimony”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪɹːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɹːa

Noun

myrra f (genitive singular myrru, uncountable)

  1. (biblical) myrrh

Declension
Declension of myrra (singular only)
f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative myrra myrran
accusative myrru myrruna
dative myrru myrruni
genitive myrru myrrunnar

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

myrra f (genitive myrrae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of murra

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative myrra myrrae
Genitive myrrae myrrārum
Dative myrrae myrrīs
Accusative myrram myrrās
Ablative myrrā myrrīs
Vocative myrra myrrae

Middle English

Noun

myrra

  1. Alternative form of mirre

Portuguese

Noun

myrra f (usually uncountable, plural myrras)

  1. Obsolete form of mirra.

Swedish

Noun

myrra c

  1. myrrh

Declension
Declension of myrra 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative myrra myrran — —
Genitive myrras myrrans — —

References
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