mural

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mural, from Latin muralis, from murus (“wall”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmjʊɹəl/, /ˈmjɝəl/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmjʊəɹəl/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈmjʉːɹəl/ (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈmjuːɹəl/ Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl === Noun === mural (plural murals) A large painting, usually drawn on a wall. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === mural (not comparable) Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === mural (third-person singular simple present murals, present participle (US) muraling or (UK) muralling, simple past and past participle (US) muraled or (UK) muralled) To create a mural. 1987, Cahners Publishing Company, Restaurants & Institutions, Volume 97, Issues 5-7 Today savvy operators and designers are stenciling, streaking, stippling, spattering, sponging, mirroring, muraling and marbleizing their way to wonderful walls. === Anagrams === larum, rumal == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin murālis. First attested in 1839. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [muˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: mu‧ral === Adjective === mural m or f (masculine and feminine plural murals) mural ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === mural m (plural murals) mural ==== Derived terms ==== muralisme muralista === References === === Further reading === “mural”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “mural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “mural”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French mural, borrowed from Latin murālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /my.ʁal/ === Adjective === mural (feminine murale, masculine plural muraux, feminine plural murales) mural ==== Related terms ==== mur muraille === Further reading === “mural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Alternative forms === murail === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin muralis. === Noun === mural oblique singular, m (oblique plural muraus or murax or murals, nominative singular muraus or murax or murals, nominative plural mural) wall; especially a large one ==== Descendants ==== French: mural == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English mural, from French mural, from Old French mural, from Latin mūrālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmu.ral/ Rhymes: -ural Syllabification: mu‧ral Homophone: Mural === Noun === mural m inan mural (painting on wall) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “mural”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “mural”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Homophone: moral (Portugal) Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: mu‧ral === Noun === mural m (plural murais) mural ==== Related terms ==== muralha muro === Further reading === “mural”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mural”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mural or Latin muralis. === Adjective === mural m or n (feminine singular murală, masculine plural murali, feminine/neuter plural murale) mural ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From muro +‎ -al, or from Latin murālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /muˈɾal/ [muˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: mu‧ral === Adjective === mural m or f (masculine and feminine plural murales) mural === Noun === mural m (plural murales) mural ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “mural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025