moru

See also: morú, mōru, mõru, mòrú, and mǫru

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мор (mor, “plague”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmoru/, [ˈmo̞ru]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmoru/, [ˈmo̞ru]
• Rhymes: -oru
• Hyphenation: mo‧ru

Noun

moru

1. poison

Declension

Declension of moru (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	moru	morut
genitive	morun	morruin, moruloin
partitive	morrua	moruja, moruloja
illative	morruu	morrui, moruloihe
inessive	morus	moruis, morulois
elative	morust	moruist, moruloist
allative	morulle	moruille, moruloille
adessive	morul	moruil, moruloil
ablative	morult	moruilt, moruloilt
translative	moruks	moruiks, moruloiks
essive	morunna, morruun	moruinna, moruloinna, morruin, moruloin
exessive1)	morunt	moruint, moruloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• jaadu, myrkky

Derived terms

• lucikkaismoru

 

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “моору”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 687
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 315

Japanese

Romanization

moru

1. Rōmaji transcription of もる
2. Rōmaji transcription of モル

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morhu, from Proto-Germanic *murhō. Cognate with Old Saxon morha, moraha (“carrot, parsnip”), Old High German moraha (“carrot, parsnip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ru/

Noun

moru f (nominative plural mora or more)

1. carrot
2. parsnip

Declension

Declension of moru (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	moru	mora, more
accusative	more	mora, more
genitive	more	mora
dative	more	morum

Synonyms

• more

Descendants

• Middle English: more
  • English: more

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ru/

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• Rhymes: -ɔru
• Syllabification: mo‧ru

Noun

moru m inan

1. genitive singular of mór

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

moru (Cyrillic spelling мору)

1. accusative singular of mora

Noun

moru (Cyrillic spelling мору)

1. dative/locative singular of more

Slovak

Noun

moru

1. dative singular of more

Sotho

Noun

moru class 3/4 (plural meru)

1. forest