Mohr

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English

Proper noun

Mohr

  1. A surname from German.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mōr, mōre, Old High German Mōr, from Latin Maurus, 8th c.

Pronunciation

Noun

Mohr m (weak, genitive Mohren, plural Mohren, feminine Mohrin)

  1. (dated, now offensive) blackamoor, negro; Moor
    • 1837, Matthäus Zeheter, Anleitung zur methodischen Behandlung des Unterrichtes in der deutschen Sprache für deutsche Schulen (Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage. Regensburg), p.106 (at books.google):
      „So wie sich ein Mohr nicht weiß waschen läßt, so läßt sich auch mancher Thor nicht klug machen.“
      "Just as a Moor cannot be washed white, so can many a fool also not be made wise."

Declension

Declension of Mohr
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mohr die Mohren
genitive eines des Mohren der Mohren
dative einem dem Mohren den Mohren
accusative einen den Mohren die Mohren

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →⇒ Polish: morus

Further reading

  • “Mohr” in Duden online
  • “Mohr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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