morter
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin mortārium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
morter m (plural morters)
Coordinate terms edit
- (small bowl): piló
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “morter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
morter (plural morteres)
- A mortar (bowl which a pestle is used in)
- Grout or mortar (that which holds bricks together)
- A bowl with fuel inside used for a light source.
- Any kind of bowl, vessel, or indentation.
- (rare) A bowl that wrongdoers are forced to carry.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “mō̆rtẹ̄̆r, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-07.
- “mō̆rtẹ̄̆r, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-07.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin mortārium.
Noun edit
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural mortere, definite plural morterne)
- a mortar (small bowl)
- morter og pistil - mortar and pestle
Noun edit
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural morterer, definite plural morterene)
- a mortar (military weapon)
See also edit
- mortar (Nynorsk) (small bowl)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
morter m
- indefinite plural of mort
References edit
- “morter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mortārium.
Noun edit
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural morterar, definite plural morterane)
- a mortar (military weapon)
References edit
- “morter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.