myrra

Faroese

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪɹːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹːa

Noun

myrra f (genitive singular myrru, uncountable)

1. (biblical) myrrh

Declension

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

Latin

Alternative forms

• murra
• myrrha

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmyr.ra/, [ˈmʏrːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmir.ra/, [ˈmirːä]

Noun

myrra f (genitive myrrae); first declension

1. Alternative form of murra

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	myrra	myrrae
Genitive	myrrae	myrrārum
Dative	myrrae	myrrīs
Accusative	myrram	myrrās
Ablative	myrrā	myrrīs
Vocative	myrra	myrrae

Middle English

Noun

myrra

1. Alternative form of mirre

Portuguese

Noun

myrra f (usually uncountable, plural myrras)

1. Obsolete form of mirra.

Swedish

Noun

myrra c

1. myrrh

Declension

Declension of myrra
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	myrra	myrran	—	—
Genitive	myrras	myrrans	—	—

See also

• rökelse (“incense”)

References

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