mor
Abinomn
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin moriō, from Latin morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-. Compare Romanian muri, mor.
Derived terms
- nimuritor
- rizmor
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/
audio (file)
Inflection
Catalan
Cornish

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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.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Brythonic *muɨar (compare Breton mouar), Welsh mwyar from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros (compare Irish sméar).
Derived terms
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
Derived terms
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
Noun
mor c (singular definite moren, plural indefinite mødre)
- mother (woman who has, conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child)
Inflection
Etymology 2
Via Old Norse mǫr and/or Middle Low German mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz.
Etymology 3
Borrowing from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek μαυρός (maurós, “dark”).
Inflection
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔr
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مور (mor).[1]
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
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːr/
Alternative forms
- (archaic, formal or jokingly) moder
Synonyms
- mamma m (“mum, mom”)
Coordinate terms
- far f (“father”)
Derived terms
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
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese moor, maor, from Latin māior.
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)
Derived terms
Related terms
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
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.
Declension
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/
audio (file)
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 |
Related terms
Etymology 2
Derived from Latin Maurus, possibly from Ancient Greek μαυρός (maurós). Compare origin of morian, mauretanier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːr/, /mɔːr/
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
References
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔr/
- Rhymes: -ɔr