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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
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 [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), volume 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)
- (obsolete, dialectal) purple; black (color/colour)
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), 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
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singular
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indefinite
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мор
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definite unspecified
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морот
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definite proximal
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моров
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definite distal
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морон
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vocative
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мору
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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
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مار
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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мор
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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)
Derived terms
Further reading