morter
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin mortārium.
Noun
morter m (plural morters)
- mortar (mixture for bonding bricks)
- mortar (weapon)
- mortar (small bowl used to crush or grind food)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- mortere, morteer, mortar, moorter
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔrˈteːr/, /ˈmɔrtɛr/, /ˈmɔːrtɛr/
Noun
morter (plural morteres)
- A mortar (bowl which a pestle is used in)
- Grout or mortar (that which holds bricks together)
- A bowl with fuel inside used for a light source.
- Any kind of bowl, vessel, or indentation.
- (rare) A bowl that wrongdoers are forced to carry.
Descendants
- English: mortar
- Scots: mortar
References
- “mō̆rtẹ̄̆r (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-07.
- “mō̆rtẹ̄̆r (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-07.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin mortārium.
Noun
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural mortere, definite plural morterne)
- a mortar (small bowl)
- morter og pistil - mortar and pestle
Noun
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural morterer, definite plural morterene)
- a mortar (military weapon)
See also
- mortar (Nynorsk) (small bowl)
Noun
morter m
- indefinite plural of mort
References
- “morter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mortārium.
Noun
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural morterar, definite plural morterane)
- a mortar (military weapon)
References
- “morter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.