Italian

Proper noun

Mirra ?

1. Myrrha

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

• myrrha, myrra, mirrha (all obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʁɐ/
• Hyphenation: mir‧ra

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

• Japanese: ミイラ ‎(mīra)

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