мор

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

Noun

мор • (mor) m (diminutive мо́рен)

1. exhaustion, depletion, drain
2. (poetic) deadly disease, plague, death

Declension

Derived terms

• моря́ (morjá) (causative-iterative)
• морови́т (morovít, “sick, unhealthy”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• мо́ра (móra), мори́я (moríja, “deadly epidemic”) (augmentative)
  • умо́ра (umóra, “tiredness”)
• мора́ч (moráč, “herb or plant with anaesthetic properties”) (via folklore etymology)
• смърт (smǎrt, “death”)

References

• “мор (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мор”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “моръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 82
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мор¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 236
• “моръ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مور (mor).

Adjective

мор • (mor) (indeclinable)

1. (obsolete, dialectal) purple; black (color/colour)

Alternative forms

• мо́рав (mórav), мо́ран (móran) — extended with suffixes with -ав (-av), -ан (-an)

References

• “мор (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (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. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 82
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мор³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 237

Anagrams

• ром (rom)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: мор

Noun

мор • (mor) m

1. mass death caused by disease or starvation
2. pestilence, plague, epidemic

   Synonyms: епидемија (epidemija), чума (čuma)

Declension

Related terms

• смрт f (smrt, “death”)

References

• “мор” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

• моръ (mor) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic моръ (morŭ), from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

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• Rhymes: -or

Noun

мор • (mor) m inan (genitive мо́ра, nominative plural мо́ры, genitive plural мо́ров)

1. (pathology) pestilence, plague, murrain

   Synonym: падёж (padjóž)

Declension

Related terms

• мори́ть (morítʹ)
• морово́й (morovój)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: moru

Tajik

Etymology

Compare Persian مار (mâr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔːr/

Noun

tr=mor

мор • (mor) (plural морҳо)

1. snake
2. serpent

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic моръ (morŭ), from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

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Noun

мор • (mor) m inan (genitive мо́ру, uncountable)

1. pestilence, plague, epidemic

   Synonyms: по́шесть (póšestʹ), епіде́мія (epidémija), чума́ (čumá), морови́ця (morovýcja)

2. mass death caused by disease

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мор”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “мор”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “мор”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “мор”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)