Múur

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

• Mour
• Mouer (Strukelje)

Etymology

From Old Frisian mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognates include West Frisian moer and German Mutter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːr/
• Hyphenation: Múur
• Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

Múur f (plural Múre)

1. (Romelse, Skäddel) mother
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:3:

     Juda waas die Foar fon Perez un Serach; hiere Múur waas Tamar. Perez waas die Foar fon Hezron, Hezron fon Aram,

     Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah; their mother was Tamar. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron of Ram,

2. (Romelse, Skäddel) queen bee

Usage notes

• Múur is used to describe the concept of a mother in itself. To address one's own mother, the word Mäme is used, while when addressing someone else's mother, the word Mama is used.

Coordinate terms

• Foar (“father”)

Derived terms

• Múurhoungst

 

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Múur”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN