murra

English

Alternative forms

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.

Dhudhuroa

Noun

murra

  1. hand

References
  • 1909, R. H. Mathews, The Dhudhuroa Language of Victoria, in the American Anthropologist

Finnish

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

Verb

murra

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

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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
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Noun

murra

  1. hand

Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

Etymology
  • Compare Gamilaraay mara.

Noun

murra

  1. hand
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