maori

maori

See also: māori, Maori, and Māori

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /məˈɔ.ɾi/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /maˈɔ.ɾi/

Adjective

maori (masculine and feminine plural maoris)

1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f (plural maoris)

1. Maori person

maori m (uncountable)

1. Maori language

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Maori, from Maori māori.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑori/, [ˈmɑo̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑori
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧o‧ri

Noun

maori

1. A Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand).
2. The Maori language.

Declension

Inflection of maori (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		maori	maorit
genitive		maorin	maorien
partitive		maoria	maoreja
illative		maoriin	maoreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maori	maorit
accusative	nom.	maori	maorit
	gen.	maorin
genitive		maorin	maorien
partitive		maoria	maoreja
inessive		maorissa	maoreissa
elative		maorista	maoreista
illative		maoriin	maoreihin
adessive		maorilla	maoreilla
ablative		maorilta	maoreilta
allative		maorille	maoreille
essive		maorina	maoreina
translative		maoriksi	maoreiksi
instructive		—	maorein
abessive		maoritta	maoreitta
comitative		—	maoreineen

Possessive forms of maori (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	maorini	maorimme
2nd person	maorisi	maorinne
3rd person	maorinsa

Synonyms

• (language) maorin kieli

Anagrams

• Raimo, aromi, omari, roima

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɔ.ʁi/

• Audio

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Adjective

maori (feminine maorie, masculine plural maoris, feminine plural maories)

1. (relational) Maori (relating to the Maori people or language)

Noun

maori m (uncountable)

1. the Maori language

Further reading

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

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Italian

Adjective

maori (invariable)

1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f by sense (invariable)

1. Maori

Anagrams

• Mario, amori, aromi, moria, omari, ormai, riamo, riamò

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maorier, definite plural maoriene)

1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

Usage notes

Maori, not maorisk, is the correct Norwegian name for the Maori language, despite the article in Wikipedia.

Related terms

• maorisk (adjective)

References

• “maori” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maoriar, definite plural maoriane)

1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

Related terms

• maorisk (adjective)

References

• “maori” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori Māori (“Maori”), from māori (“normal”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈo.ɾi/

Adjective

maori m or f (plural maoris)

1. Maori (of, from, or pertaining to the Maori)
2. Maori (of the Maori language)

Noun

maori m or f by sense (plural maoris)

1. Maori (native of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (language)

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Romanian

Etymology

From French Maori.

Noun

maori m (plural maori)

1. Maori

Declension

Declension of maori

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) maori	maoriul	(niște) maori	maorii
genitive/dative	(unui) maori	maoriului	(unor) maori	maorilor
vocative	maoriule		maorilor

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• maorier (for a member of the indigenous people)

Noun

maori c

1. a (male or female) Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand)
2. the Maori language

Declension

Declension of maori
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	maori	maorin	maorier	maorierna
Genitive	maoris	maorins	maoriers	maoriernas

See also

• maorisk (“related to the Maori or the Maori language”)
• maoriska (“female Maori”)

References

• maori in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maori in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)