mirra

See also: Mirra

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin myrrha (also murra), from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.rə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ra/

Noun

mirra f (uncountable)

myrrh

Italian

Etymology

From Latin myrrha (also murra), from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

mirra f (plural mirre)

myrrh

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

mirra f (genitive mirru, plural -)

myrrh

Declension

Declension of mirra (weak ōn-stem, singular only)

feminine	singular
feminine	indefinite	definite
nominative	mirra	mirran
accusative	mirru	mirruna
dative	mirru	mirrunni
genitive	mirru	mirrunnar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

myrrha, myrra, mirrha (all obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʁɐ/
Hyphenation: mir‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese mirra, from Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), of Semitic origin.

Noun

mirra f (usually uncountable, plural mirras)

myrrh (dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree)

Etymology 2

From mirrar (“to wither”).

Noun

mirra m, f (plural mirras)

(dialectal) a skinny person

Noun

mirra f (plural mirras)

(obsolete) skeleton, mummy

Descendants

Japanese: ミイラ (mīra)

Verb

mirra

third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of mirrar

second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of mirrar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmira/
See also: mira

Noun

mirra f (uncountable)

myrrh

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