mûr

See also: mur, MUR, múr, mùr, and mür

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French meur, inherited from Latin mātūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, mature”). Doublet of mature.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myʁ/

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• Rhymes: -yʁ
• Homophones: mur, murs, mûrs, mure, mûre, mures, mûres, murent

Adjective

mûr (feminine mûre or mure, masculine plural mûrs or murs, feminine plural mûres or mures)

1. matured, ripe (of a fruit etc, ready to eat)
2. mature (personal characteristic)
3. mature (having reached the age of maturity)

Derived terms

• en dire des vertes et des pas mûres
• mûrement
• mûrir
• mûrissage
• mûrissement
• mûrisserie

Further reading

• “mûr”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːr/

Noun

mûr m (plural mûrs)

1. wall

Related terms

• murae

See also

• parêt