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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morъ .
Noun
мор • (mor ) m (diminutive мо́рен )
exhaustion , depletion , drain
( poetic ) deadly disease , plague , death
Declension
Declension of мор
singular
plural
indefinite
мор mor
мо́рове 1 mórove 1
definite (subject form)
мо́рът mórǎt
мо́ровете 1 mórovete 1
definite (object form)
мо́ра móra
count form
—
мо́ра móra
Derived terms
моря́ ( morjá ) ( causative-iterative )
морови́т ( morovít , “ sick, unhealthy ” ) ( dialectal )
мо́ра ( móra ) , мори́я ( moríja , “ deadly epidemic ” ) ( augmentative )
мора́ч ( moráč , “ herb or plant with anaesthetic properties ” ) ( via folklore etymology )
смърт ( smǎrt , “ death ” )
References
“мор (същ.) ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“мор ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Nayden Gerov (1899 ) “моръ ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие." , page 82
Georgiev, Vladimir I. , Duridanov, I. V. , editors (1995 ), “мор¹ ”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам ), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN , page 236
“моръ ”, in Старобългарски речник (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg , 2011—2025
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مور ( mor ) .
Adjective
мор • (mor ) (indeclinable )
( obsolete , dialectal ) purple ; black ( color/colour )
References
“мор (прил.) ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Nayden Gerov (1899 ) “*моръ ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие." , page 82
Georgiev, Vladimir I. , Duridanov, I. V. , editors (1995 ), “мор³ ”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам ), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN , page 237
Anagrams
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
мор • (mor ) m
mass death caused by disease or starvation
pestilence , plague , epidemic
Synonyms: епидемија ( epidemija ) , чума ( čuma )
Declension
Declension of мор
singular
indefinite
мор ( mor )
definite unspecified
морот ( morot )
definite proximal
моров ( morov )
definite distal
морон ( moron )
vocative
мору ( moru )
References
“мор ” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic моръ ( morŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *morъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
мор • (mor ) m inan (genitive мо́ра , nominative plural мо́ры , genitive plural мо́ров )
( pathology ) pestilence , plague , murrain
Synonym: падёж ( padjóž )
Declension
Descendants
Anagrams
Tajik
Etymology
Compare Persian مار ( mâr ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
Dari
مار
Iranian Persian
Tajik
мор
мор • (mor )
snake
serpent
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic моръ ( morŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *morъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
мор • (mor ) m inan (genitive мо́ру , uncountable )
pestilence , plague , epidemic
Synonyms: по́шесть ( póšestʹ ) , епіде́мія ( epidémija ) , чума́ ( čumá ) , морови́ця ( morovýcja )
mass death caused by disease
Declension
Declension of мор (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a )
singular
nominative
мор mor
genitive
мо́ру móru
dative
мо́рові , мо́ру mórovi , móru
accusative
мор mor
instrumental
мо́ром mórom
locative
мо́ру , мо́рі móru , móri
vocative
мо́ре móre
Derived terms
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