morai

English

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek μόραι (mórai), the nominative plural form of μόρᾰ (móră), whence mora.

Pronunciation

Noun

morai

  1. plural of mora (ancient Spartan military unit).

Etymology 2

Noun

morai (plural morais)

  1. Alternative form of marae.
    • 1906, Nicholas Senn, Tahiti: The Island Paradise, page 110:
      Not only the whattas or offering-places of the morais are commonly loaded with fruits and animals, but there are few houses lacking a small place of the same sort.

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

morai

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of morar

Ladin

Adjective

morai m pl

  1. plural of moral

Portuguese

Verb

morai

  1. second-person plural imperative of morar