myrrhe

See also: Myrrhe

French

Etymology

From Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter, akin to Arabic مُرّ‎ (murr, “bitter”), Hebrew מֹר‎ (mor, “bitterness, acrimony”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miʁ/
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Noun

myrrhe f (plural myrrhes)

myrrh (dried sap of the myrrha tree)

Further reading

“myrrhe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha).

Noun

myrrhe f (plural myrrhes)

(Jersey) myrrh

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