Mora
Translingual
Etymology 1
From New Latin, perhaps from Old Tupi; compare English mora (“tree of the genus”).
Proper noun
Mora f
Hypernyms
- (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family Caesalpinioideae – subfamily; Caesalpinieae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus of plant): Mora abbottii, Mora ekmanii, Mora excelsa (nato), Mora gonggrijpii (nato), Mora megistosperma, Mora oleifera, Mora paraensis – species
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Mora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Moridae – common mora, deep-sea fishes.
Synonyms
- (genus of fish): goodly-eyed cod, googly-eyed cod, ribaldo
Hypernyms
- (genus of fish): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Paracanthopterygii – superorder; Gadiformes – order; Moridae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus of fish): Mora moro (common mora) – sole species
Further reading
- plant
- Mora (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mora (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- fish
- Common mora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mora (Moridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Mora
- A female given name.
- A city, the county seat of Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. Named after Mora, Sweden, see also Swedish Mora.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Mora County, New Mexico, United States.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the surnames of the German inventors, Franz Morell and Erich Rasche.
Proper noun
Mora
Anagrams
German
Etymology 1
Unadapted borrowing from Latin mora.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːʁa/
Noun
Mora f (genitive Mora, plural Moren)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian morra, whose etymology is unknown.
Noun
Mora f (genitive Mora, no plural)
Further reading
- Mora on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Mora” in Duden online
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/
Proper noun
Mora f
- a village and municipality of Évora district, Portugal
Related terms
- morense
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoɾa/ [ˈmo.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: Mo‧ra
Proper noun
Mora m or f by sense
- a surname
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Mora n (genitive Moras)
- a town and municipality of Dalarna County, in central Sweden
Derived terms
- moraklocka
- morakniv
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish موره (Mora), from Byzantine Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, “mulberry”) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to its leaves, used in sericulture.
Proper noun
Mora
- Peloponnese (a peninsula in Greece)
- (historical) Morea (an eyalet in the Ottoman Empire)