LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

mamphur

mamphur
Classical[ˈmam.pʰʊr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmam.fur]

Meaning

  1. bow drill

mamphur, appellatur loro circumvolutum mediocris longitudinis lignum rotundum, quod circumagunt fabri in operibus tornandis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 132 Müll.,
I. a bow-drill [acc. to Scalig. mutilated from μαννοφόρον, wearing a collar].

Origins

Perhaps from Oscan, from a Proto-Indo-European root common with Lithuanian mentùris (“cooking beater”), Polish mątew (“beater”) and maybe German Mandel (“quantity of 15”).

Descendants
  • Italianmanfano

Quick answers

What does mamphur mean in Latin?
mamphur, a noun, means “bow drill”.
How do you pronounce mamphur?
In classical Latin, [ˈmam.pʰʊr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmam.fur].