maori

See also: māori, Maori, and Māori

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

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

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ɔ.ʁi/
  • Audio(file)

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

Italian

Adjective

maori (invariable)

  1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Maori

Anagrams

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.

References

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)

References

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)

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

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
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