myra

See also: Myra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

myren

Noun

myra m or f

definite feminine singular of myr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

myra f

definite singular of myr

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²myːˌra/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: my‧ra
Rhymes: -²yːra

Noun

myra c

ant

Declension

Declension of myra
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	myra	myran	myror	myrorna
Genitive	myras	myrans	myrors	myrornas

Derived terms

arbetsmyra
flitig som en myra
hästmyra
myrkott
myrkrypning
myrlejon
myrlejonslända
myrornas krig
myrslok
myrstack
myrsyra
myrväg
myrägg
pissmyra

See also

myrstack (“anthill”)

References

myra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

Mary

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