myra

See also: Myra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• myren

Noun

myra m or f

1. definite feminine singular of myr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

myra f

1. definite singular of myr

Swedish

en myra

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ (“ant”), from Proto-Indo-European *mowro-, *morwi (“ant”). Cognate with Icelandic maur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²myːˌra/

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• Hyphenation: my‧ra
• Rhymes: -²yːra

Noun

myra c

1. ant

   Myrstacken är full av myror

   The anthill is full of ants

   Vilka är det mest synd om i skogen? Jo, myrstackarna!

   Who [plural] has the toughest time [evokes the most pity / makes you feel the sorriest for them] in the forest? It's the anthills [myrstackarna] / the poor ants [myra (“ant”) + stackarna (“the poor things”)]! [widespread pun]

Declension

Declension of myra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	myra	myras
	definite	myran	myrans
plural	indefinite	myror	myrors
	definite	myrorna	myrornas

Derived terms

• arbetsmyra (“worker ant; busy bee”)
• flitig som en myra
• hästmyra
• myrkott
• myrkrypning
• myrlejon
• myrlejonslända
• myrornas krig
• myrslok
• myrstack (“anthill”)
• myrsyra
• myrväg
• myrägg
• pissmyra

References

• myra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• myra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• myra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• Mary