mør
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mor"
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish mør, from Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /møːr/, [møɐ̯ˀ]
Adjective
mør
- tender
- crumbling, mouldering
Inflection
| Inflection of mør | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | mør | mørere | mørest2 |
| Neuter singular | mørt | mørere | mørest2 |
| Plural | møre | mørere | mørest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | møre | mørere | møreste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Derived terms
- mørhed (“tenderness”)
References
- “mør” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz.
Adjective
mør (neuter singular mørt, definite singular and plural møre, comparative mørere, indefinite superlative mørest, definite superlative møreste)
- tender (of food, when cooked)
References
- “mør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- møyr
Etymology
From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz.
Adjective
mør (neuter singular mørt, definite singular and plural møre, comparative mørare, indefinite superlative mørast, definite superlative møraste)
- tender (of food, when cooked)
References
- “mør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.