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Myra

Myra

See also: myra

English

Proper noun

Myra

  1. A female given name.
    • 1633 Fulke Greville, Cælica, Sonnet XXVIII:
      My Saint is dear to me, / Myra herself is she, / She fair and true. / Myra that knows to move / Passions of love with love: / Fortune, Adieu.

Anagrams

myra

myra

See also: Myra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

myra m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of myr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

myra f

  1. 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.

Noun

myra c

  1. ant

Declension

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

Related terms

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

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