morve

French

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from a metathesis of Occitan vorm, vorma (cf. also Catalan borm), akin to French gourme, itself from Frankish *wurm; cf. English worm. Alternatively, derived from Latin morbus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔʁv/

Noun

morve f (plural morves)

1. snot (mucus)
   • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:

     On va protéger notre quartier, Gaby, a répondu Armand en essuyant la morve avec le revers de sa main.

     We're going to protect our 'hood, Gaby, replied Armand, wiping away the snot with the back of his hand.

2. glanders

Derived terms

• morver
• morveux

Verb

morve

1. inflection of morver:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• morve on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “morve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• vomer

Italian

Noun

morve f

1. plural of morva