môr
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mor"
Pacoh
Etymology
From Proto-Katuic *məər (“to crawl”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Khmu [Cuang] mar ("snake"), Mon ဗမာ (“to crawl”), Parauk mo (“to crawl”), Riang [Sak] mɔr².
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [moːr]
Verb
môr
- to crawl
Portuguese
Adjective
môr (invariable)
- obsolete spelling of mor
Noun
môr m (plural môres)
- obsolete spelling of mor, now a common misspelling
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *mor, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːr/
- Rhymes: -oːr
Noun
môr m (usually uncountable, plural moroedd or morau or mŷr)
Derived terms
- arfordir (“seaside”)
- cefnfor (“sea, ocean”)
- culfor (“strait”)
- cyfyngfor
- glan môr
- gwneud môr a mynydd (“to blow out of proportion”)
- hocys y môr, môr-hocys (“marsh mallows”)
- Môr Aegeaidd (“Aegean Sea”)
- Môr Baltig (“Baltic Sea”)
- Môr Coch (“Red Sea”)
- Môr Du (“Black Sea”)
- Môr Iwerddon (“Irish Sea”)
- Môr Marw (“Dead Sea”)
- môr mawr (“open sea”)
- Môr y Canoldir (“Mediterranean Sea”)
- Môr y Gogledd, Môr Udd (“North Sea”)
- môr-filltir (“nautical mile”)
- mordaith (“sea voyage”)
- mordwy (“surge, swell”)
- mordwyo
- morfa (“salt marsh”)
- morfil (“whale”)
- morflaidd (“several fish species”)
- morgad
- morgath cath fôr (“skate, ray”)
- morgi (“dogfish”)
- morlyn
- morol (“marine, nautical”)
- morwr (“sailor”)
- moryd
- moryn (“billow, breaker”)
- sâl môr (“seasickness”)
- tanfor (“undersea, submarine”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| môr | fôr | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “môr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies