Mora

Translingual

Etymology 1

From New Latin, perhaps from Old Tupi; compare English mora (“tree of the genus”).

Proper noun

Mora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain timber trees of the tropical Americas.

Hypernyms

• (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Caesalpinieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus of plant): Mora abbottii, Mora ekmanii, Mora excelsa (nato), Mora gonggrijpii (nato), Mora megistosperma, Mora oleifera, Mora paraensis - species

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Mora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Moridae – common mora, deep-sea fishes.

Synonyms

• (genus of fish): goodly-eyed cod, googly-eyed cod, ribaldo

Hypernyms

• (genus of fish): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Paracanthopterygii - superorder; Gadiformes - order; Moridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus of fish): Mora moro (common mora) - sole species

Further reading

plant

• Mora (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mora (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

fish

• Common mora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mora (Moridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Mora

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Mora

1. A female given name
2. A city, the county seat of Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. Named after Mora, Sweden, see also Swedish Mora.
3. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mora County, New Mexico, United States.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the surnames of the German inventors, Franz Morell and Erich Rasche.

Proper noun

Mora

1. bioresonance therapy

Anagrams

• Amor, Omar, Oram, Roma, amor, moar, roam, roma

German

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mora.

Alternative forms

• More

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːʁa/

Noun

Mora f (genitive Mora, plural Moren)

1. (phonology) mora

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian morra, whose etymology is unknown.

Noun

Mora f (genitive Mora, no plural)

1. morra

Further reading

• Mora on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Mora” in Duden online

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Audio (Portugal)

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• Homophone: mora

Proper noun

Mora f

1. A village and municipality of Évora district, Portugal

Related terms

• morense

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾa/
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: Mo‧ra

Proper noun

Mora m or f by sense

1. a surname

Derived terms

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Mora

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Mora n (genitive Moras)

1. A town and municipality of Dalarna County, in central Sweden

Derived terms

• moraklocka
• morakniv

Anagrams

• moar, orma

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish موره (Mora), from Byzantine Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, “mulberry”) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to its leaves, used in sericulture.

Proper noun

Mora

1. Peloponnese (a peninsula in Greece)
2. (historical) Morea (an eyalet in the Ottoman Empire)