en mur
Meaning
wall
In Swedish: vägg el. inhägnad av sten, tegel etc
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en mur |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | muren |
| Plural, indefinite | murar |
| Plural, definite | murarna |
mur is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mur, den stora muren. Check another noun
Practise mur
1 / 2Is it en mur or ett mur?
mur in a sentence
- Berlinmurenthe Berlin Wall
- kinesiska murenthe Great Wall of China
- Hadrianus murHadrian's Wall
- Vi gjorde ett hål i rummets trävägg och såg att det var mur innanförWe made a hole in the wooden wall of the room and saw that there was brick behind it
Words built with mur
- stadsmur town/city wall
- stenmur stone wall
- mursten brick
- tullmur tariff barrier
Questions
What does mur mean in English?
mur means “wall”.
Is it en mur or ett mur?
It is en mur, and “the wall” is muren.
What is the plural of mur?
The plural of mur is murar, and the definite plural is murarna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish mur, from Latin murus, possibly through an intermediate like Middle Low German mûre.
Nearby common words
mur is number 3,039 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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