Noun: maur
Gender: m
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | maur |
| Sg. Def. | maurinn |
| Pl. Indef. | maurar |
| Pl. Def. | maurarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | maurs |
| Sg. Def. | maursins |
| Pl. Indef. | maura |
| Pl. Def. | mauranna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | maur |
| Sg. Def. | maurnum |
| Pl. Indef. | maurum |
| Pl. Def. | maurunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | maur |
| Sg. Def. | maurinn |
| Pl. Indef. | maura |
| Pl. Def. | maurana |
Sample Sentences
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Ég fann maura í garðinum mínum í gær. (I found ants in my garden yesterday.)
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Ég þoli ekki maura. (I can't stand ants.)
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Hvað getur einn maur borið mikið? (How much can one ant carry?)
Nouns inflected like maur
sirkus,
þöngulhaus,
klikkhaus,
sleikjó,
smóking,
prófessor,
nýdoktor,
æruprís,
heftivír,
díler,
mínus,
faraó,
gaggó,
lager,
lemúr,
majór,
jóker,
tenór,
parís,
ráder, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv. See: Old Norse Nouns '
maurr', Danish Nouns '
myre', Swedish Nouns '
myra', Ancient Greek Nouns '
μύρμηξ'.
Verbs referencing "maur"
Swedish Nouns
myra, Danish Nouns
myre, Faroese Nouns
meyra.
Translations