Mor

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *morim (compare Welsh môr, Old Irish muir) < Proto-Indo-European *móri (compare Latin mare, English mere, German Meer, Dutch meer).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmoːʁ/

Noun

Mor m. (plural morioù)

1. sea

Derived terms

• Mor-Bihan (Department in Brittany, meaning "small sea")

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Catalan

Verb

Mor

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of morir.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of morir.

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Czech

Noun

Mor m.

1. plague (specific disease)
2. pestilence, plague (any highly contagious disease)

Derived terms

• morový

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Danish

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)

1. mother (woman who has, conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child)

Inflection

    Inflection of Mor

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Mor	Moren	mødre	mødrene
genitive	Mors	Morens	mødres	mødrenes

Etymology 2

Probably a merging of two words

• from Old Norse mǫr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz
• from Middle Low German mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *mori.

Noun

Mor c. (singular definite Moren or morren, not used in plural form)

1. (geology) raw humus

Etymology 3

From Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek μαυρός (mauros, “dark”).

Noun

Mor c. (singular definite Moren, plural indefinite Morer)

1. (dated) Moor

Synonyms

• maurer c.
• morian c.

Inflection

    Inflection of Mor

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Mor	Moren	Morer	Morerne
genitive	Mors	Morens	Morers	Morernes

Verb

Mor

1. imperative of more

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Dutch

Verb

Mor

1. first-person singular present indicative of morren.
2. imperative of morren.

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Norwegian

Noun

Mor c. (irregular, indefinite singular possessive mors, definite singular mora or moren, definite singular possessive moras or morens, indefinite plural mødre, indefinite plural possessive mødres, definite plural mødrene, definite plural possessive mødrenes)

1. mother

Synonyms

• mamma
• mutter

Related terms

• far, pappa
• bror, søster, søsken
• sønn, datter

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Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *mōraz. Cognate with Old Saxon mōr (Dutch moer), Middle Low German mōr (German Moor), Old High German muor, Old Norse mǫr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /moːr/

Noun

mōr m.

1. moor
2. mountain

Derived terms

• mōrberiġe

Descendants

• English: moor

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [mor]

Verb

mor

1. first-person singular present tense form of muri.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of muri.
3. third-person plural present tense form of muri.

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Swedish

Etymology

Short form of moder.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /muːr/

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Noun

Mor c.

1. mother

Declension

Declension of Mor

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Mor	modern	mödrar	mödrarna
genitive	Mors	moderns	mödrars	mödrarnas

Declension of moder

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	moder	modern	mödrar	mödrarna
genitive	moders	moderns	mödrars	mödrarnas

Derived terms

• morsa
• mormor
• farmor
• morfar

See also

• mamma
• fader
• far
• pappa

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Turkish

Noun

Mor

1. purple

Adjective

Mor

1. purple

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Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA: [mɔr]

Adverb

Mor

1. how, so, as