Muräne

See also: murane, and muranë

German

Muräne

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mūraena, mūrēna, from Ancient Greek μύραινα (múraina). Attested since the 14th century, sometimes also borrowed as Mure (18th century). Not related to German Maräne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈʁɛːnə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /muˈʁeːnə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Mu‧rä‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

Muräne f (genitive Muräne, plural Muränen)

1. moray (eels of the family Muraenidae)

Declension

Declension of Muräne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Muräne	die	Muränen
genitive	einer	der	Muräne	der	Muränen
dative	einer	der	Muräne	den	Muränen
accusative	eine	die	Muräne	die	Muränen

Further reading

• “Muräne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Muräne” in Duden online