mor
Abinomn
Pronoun
mor
- we (dual)
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- moru
Etymology
From Late Latin moriō, from Latin morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-. Compare Romanian muri, mor.
Verb
mor (past participle muritã)
- I die.
Derived terms
- nimuritor
- rizmor
Related terms
- muriri/murire
- murit
- mortu
- moarti
Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton and Old Breton mor, from Proto-Brythonic *mor, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːr/
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Noun
mor m (plural morioù)
- sea
Inflection
Breton consonant mutation | ||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | |
singular | mor | vor | unchanged | unchanged |
plural | morioù | vorioù | unchanged | unchanged |
Derived terms
- Mor-Bihan (Department in Brittany, meaning "small sea")
Catalan
Verb
mor
- third-person singular present indicative form of morir
- second-person singular imperative form of morir
Cornish
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [mɔːr]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [moːr]
Etymology 1
From Middle Cornish and Old Cornish mor, from Proto-Brythonic *mor, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
Noun
mor m (plural moryow)
- sea
Derived terms
- a'n mor
- An Mor Du
- arvor
- lanwes mor
- morblek
- mordardha
- mordon
- mordrik
- morek
- morgi
- morgowles
- morhogh
- morlader
- morlanow
- morrep
- mortid
- morverk
- morvil
- morvleydh
- mos dhe vor/mos dhe mor
- tramor
Etymology 2
From Proto-Brythonic *muɨar (compare Breton mouar), Welsh mwyar from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros (compare Irish sméar).
Noun
mor f (singulative moren)
- berries
Derived terms
- mor du
Mutation
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
mor | vor | unchanged | unchanged | for | vor |
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *morъ, from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmor]
- Rhymes: -or
Noun
mor m
- plague (specific disease)
- pestilence, plague (any highly contagious disease)
Derived terms
- morový
Further reading
- mor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- mor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
- moir
Etymology
From Latin mūrus.
Noun
mor m
- wall
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /moːɐ̯/, [moɐ̯], [mo̝ɒ̯̽]
- Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
Etymology 1
From moder, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Alternative forms
- moder
Noun
mor c (singular definite moren, plural indefinite mødre)
- mother (woman who has, conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child)
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mor | moren | mødre | mødrene |
genitive | mors | morens | mødres | mødrenes |
Etymology 2
Via Old Norse mǫr and/or Middle Low German mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz.
Noun
mor c (singular definite moren or morren, not used in plural form)
- (geology) raw humus
Etymology 3
Borrowing from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek μαυρός (maurós, “dark”).
Noun
mor c (singular definite moren, plural indefinite morer)
- (dated) Moor
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mor | moren | morer | morerne |
genitive | mors | morens | morers | morernes |
Synonyms
- maurer c
- morian c
Verb
mor
- imperative of more (to have fun)
Further reading
- “mor” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔr
Verb
mor
- first-person singular present indicative of morren
- imperative of morren
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مور (mor).[1]
Adjective
Northern Kurdish | mor |
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Central Kurdish | مۆر (mor) |
mor
- violet, purple
See also
spî | gewr | reş |
sor; sorê sor | pirteqalî; qehweyî | zer; qîçik |
keskê vekirî | kesk | kevz; keskê tarî |
şînê vekirî; hêşîn | şînê esmanî | şîn |
şîrkî, mor; heş | soravî; binefşî, xemir | pîvazî, pembe |
References
- Jaba, Auguste; Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 408
Further reading
- Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 680
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “mor”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 397a
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From moder, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Noun
mor m or f (definite singular mora or moren, indefinite plural mødre or mødrer, definite plural mødrene)
- a mother
Synonyms
- mamma
- moder
- mutter
Derived terms
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Related terms
- bror, søster, søsken
- far, pappa
- sønn, datter
References
- “mor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːr/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse móðir. Akin to English mother.
Alternative forms
- (archaic, formal or jokingly) moder
Noun
mor f (definite singular mora, indefinite plural mødrer, definite plural mødrene)
- mother
Synonyms
- mamma m (“mum, mom”)
Coordinate terms
- far f (“father”)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Through German Mohr from Latin Maurus.
Noun
mor m (definite singular moren, indefinite plural morar, definite plural morane)
- a Moor
References
- “mor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mōr. Cognate with Old Saxon mōr (Dutch moer), Middle Low German mōr (German Moor), Old High German muor, Old Norse mǫr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːr/
Noun
mōr m
- moor
- mountain
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | mōr | mōras |
accusative | mōr | mōras |
genitive | mōres | mōra |
dative | mōre | mōrum |
Descendants
- Middle English: mor
- English: moor
- Scots: muir
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese moor, maor, from Latin māior.
Alternative forms
- mòr (obsolete)
- môr (obsolete)
- mór (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɔʁ/ [ˈmɔh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmɔʁ/ [ˈmɔχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɾ/
- Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ
- Hyphenation: mor
Adjective
mor m or f (plural mores)
- (in titles) head; chief; main (foremost in rank)
- principal; main (foremost in importance)
- Altar-mor
- Main altar
- Synonym: principal
Derived terms
- mormente
Related terms
- mordomo
Etymology 2
Clipping of amor.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmoʁ/ [ˈmoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈmoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmoʁ/ [ˈmoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmoɾ/
- Rhymes: -oɾ, -oʁ
- Hyphenation: mor
Noun
mor m (plural mores)
- (colloquial) Alternative form of amor (as a term of address)
Derived terms
- por mor de
Romanian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mor]
Verb
mor
- inflection of muri:
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- third-person plural present indicative
Interjection
mor
- sound made by a bear
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian more.
Noun
mor m
- sea
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | mor | mora |
genitive | mora | mor, mori |
dative | moru | morami, mori |
accusative | mor | mora |
locative | moru | mora |
instrumental | morom, moram | morami, mori |
References
- Antonietta Marra (2012), “Contact phenomena in the Slavic of Molise: some remarks about nouns and prepositional phrases” in Morphologies in Contact.
Swedish
Etymology 1
Short form of moder, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːr/
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Noun
mor c
- mother
Usage notes
Slightly old-fashioned or solemn. The more everyday word is mamma.
Declension
Declension of mor | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mor | modern | mödrar | mödrarna |
Genitive | mors | moderns | mödrars | mödrarnas |
Synonyms
- mamma
- moder
- morsa
Related terms
- farmor
- husmor
- mora
- morbroder
- morbror
- morfader
- morfar
- mormoder
- mormor
- morsa
- morsarv
- morsdag
- morsgris
- morslott
- morsnamn
- morssidan
- moster
- styvmor
See also
- fader
- far
- pappa
Etymology 2
Derived from Latin Maurus, possibly from Ancient Greek μαυρός (maurós). Compare origin of morian, mauretanier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːr/, /mɔːr/
Noun
mor c
- Moor
Usage notes
Mostly plural.
Declension
Declension of mor | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mor | moren | morer | morerna |
Genitive | mors | morens | morers | morernas |
Derived terms
- morisk
References
- mor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- mor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- Rom, orm, rom
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مور (mor). See it for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moɾ/
Noun
mor (definite accusative moru, plural morlar)
- purple
Adjective
mor
- purple
See also
beyaz, ak | gri, boz | siyah, kara |
kırmızı, kızıl; al | turuncu; kahverengi, konur, boz | sarı; bej |
limon çürüğü | yeşil | nane yeşili |
camgöbeği; turkuaz | gök, mavi | lacivert |
eflatun; mor | pembe; mor | yavruağzı |
Welsh
Etymology
Perhaps related to mawr (“great, large”), compare Irish mór- (“great-, grand-”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔr/
- Rhymes: -ɔr
Adverb
mor (causes soft mutation)
- how, so, as
Derived terms
- pa mor