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maur.

an ant

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmœiːr]
  1. an ant

    masculine
    Ég fann maura í garðinum mínum í gær.
    Ég þoli ekki maura.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.

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