amur

See also: Amur and amûr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr).

Noun

amur (plural amurs)

  1. Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
    • 1974, Indiana Academy of Science, Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, volume 83, 174:
      In the fall of 1972, we obtained a special permit from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to import 20 amurs for study in indoor aquaria.

Anagrams

Dalmatian

Etymology 1

From Latin amāre.

Alternative forms

Verb

amur

  1. to love

Etymology 2

From Latin amārus.

Alternative forms
  • amuor

Adjective

amur m (feminine amuora)

  1. bitter

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

amur

  1. dew

Middle English

Noun

amur

  1. Alternative form of amour

Old French

Noun

amur m (oblique plural amurs, nominative singular amurs, nominative plural amur)

  1. Alternative form of amor

Solon

Noun

amur

  1. river

References
  • Peter S Piispanen, Languages in Contact: Dagur and Solon, 2019.

Tolai

Alternative forms

Pronoun

amur

  1. Second-person dual pronoun: you two

Declension
Tolai personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person exclusive iau amir
mir		 amital
mital		 avet
ave1
1st person inclusive - dor datal dat
da1
2nd person u amur
mur		 amutal
mutal		 avat
ava1
3rd person ia
i		 dir
di		 dital diat
dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.


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