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Mirra

Mirra

See also: mirra

Italian

Proper noun

Mirra ?

  1. Myrrha

mirra

mirra

See also: Mirra

Catalan

Noun

mirra f (uncountable)

  1. myrrh

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

mirra f (plural mirre)

  1. myrrh

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

mirra f (genitive mirru, plural -)

  1. myrrh

Declension


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mirra f (usually uncountable, plural mirras)

  1. myrrh (dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree)

Etymology 2

From mirrar (to wither).

Noun

mirra m f (plural mirras)

  1. (dialectal) a skinny person

Noun

mirra f (plural mirras)

  1. (obsolete) skeleton, mummy

Descendants

Verb

mirra

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of mirrar
  2. 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)

  1. myrrh