Muräne
German

Muräne
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mūraena, mūrēna, from Ancient Greek μύραινα (múraina). Attested since the 14th century, sometimes also borrowed as Mure (18th century). Not related to German Maräne.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muˈʁɛːnə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /muˈʁeːnə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mu‧rä‧ne
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- moray (eels of the family Muraenidae)
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Muräne”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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