mør
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mor"
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish mør, from Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Cognate with English mellow and German mürbe.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mør (neuter mørt, plural and definite singular attributive møre)
- tender (of meat and vegetables)
- crumbling, mouldering
Inflection edit
| Inflection of mør | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | mør | mørere | mørest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | mørt | mørere | mørest2 |
| Plural | møre | mørere | mørest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | møre | mørere | møreste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Derived terms edit
- mørhed (“tenderness”)
References edit
- “mør” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz.
Adjective edit
mør (neuter singular mørt, definite singular and plural møre, comparative mørere, indefinite superlative mørest, definite superlative møreste)
- tender (of food, when cooked)
References edit
- “mør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
mør m (definite singular møren, indefinite plural mører or mørar, definite plural mørene or mørane)
Related terms edit
- møre f (“woman from Møre”)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
mør (neuter mørt, definite singular and plural møre, comparative mørare, indefinite superlative mørast, definite superlative møraste)
- alternative form of møyr (“tender”)