OriginUnknown. Suspected to be an old fishermen’s term from Ancient Greek ἁλμῡρῐ́ς (halmūrĭ́s, literally “saltiness”) which, as well as ἅλμη (hálmē), also meant a kind of fish-sauce or brine. Or, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (“damp, slimy, slippery”), see also mucus.
- declension-1, femininebrine, salt liquor, pickling
Formsmuriae(genitive) · muria(nominative, singular) · muriae(nominative, plural) · muriae(genitive, singular) · muriārum(genitive, plural) · muriae(dative, singular) · muriīs(dative, plural) · muriam(accusative, singular) · muriās(accusative, plural) · muriā(ablative, singular) · muriīs(ablative, plural) · muria(singular, vocative) · muriae(plural, vocative) · muriēs(alternative)
Source: Wiktionary