Muur

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur, English mure, Faroese múrur, also French mur, Portuguese muro, Italian muro, Romanian mur.

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /muːr/

Muur f (plural Muure)

1. wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)

• Mauer, Mouer (Moselle Franconian)

From Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus.

• IPA^(key): /muə̯/
• Homophone: Muhr (may be distinguished by tone)

Muur f (plural Muure, diminutive Müürche)

1. (Ripuarian) wall

• Müürer

From Old Limburgish mūra, from Latin mūrus.

• IPA^(key): /muː˨ʁ/
• Rhymes: -uːʁ

Muur m (plural Muure, diminutive Mürreke) (Eupen)

1. a physical wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
2. any immaterial (legal, mental...) barrier which limits access.
3. (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball

From Middle Limburgish mūre, from Old Limburgish *mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā (or a variant like *murhā), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ.

• IPA^(key): /muː˦ʁ/
• Rhymes: -uːʁ

Muur f (plural Muure) (Eupen)

1. carrot

Muur f (plural [please provide])

1. Alternative spelling of Múur