myrra

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mirra, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter. Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr, bitter), Hebrew מֹר (bitterness, acrimony).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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myrra f (genitive singular myrru, uncountable)

  1. (biblical) myrrh

Declension

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Declension of myrra (singular only)
f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative myrra myrran
accusative myrru myrruna
dative myrru myrruni
genitive myrru myrrunnar

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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myrra f (genitive myrrae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of murra

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative myrra myrrae
genitive myrrae myrrārum
dative myrrae myrrīs
accusative myrram myrrās
ablative myrrā myrrīs
vocative myrra myrrae

Middle English

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Noun

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myrra

  1. Alternative form of mirre

Portuguese

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Noun

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myrra f (usually uncountable, plural myrras)

  1. Obsolete form of mirra.

Swedish

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Noun

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myrra c

  1. myrrh

Declension

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See also

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References

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