мор

See also: мөр, Appendix:Variations of "mor", and Appendix:Variations of "mop"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔr]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

Noun

мор • (mor) m (diminutive мо́рен)

1. exhaustion, depletion, drain
2. (poetic) deadly disease, plague, death

Declension

	singular	plural
indefinite	мор mor	мо́рове1 mórove1
definite (subject form)	мо́рът mórǎt	мо́ровете1 mórovete1
definite (object form)	мо́ра móra
count form	—	мо́ра móra

Declension of мор

¹Archaic or dialectal.

Derived terms

• моря́ (morjá) (causative-iterative)
• морови́т (morovít, “sick, unhealthy”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• мо́ра (móra), мори́я (moríja, “deadly epidemic”) (augmentative)
  • умо́ра (umóra, “tiredness”)
• мора́ч (moráč, “herb or plant with anaesthetic properties”) (via folklore etymology)
• смърт (smǎrt, “death”)

References

• “мор (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мор”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “моръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 82
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мор¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 236
• “моръ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مور (mor).

Adjective

мор • (mor) (indeclinable)

1. (obsolete, dialectal) purple; black (color/colour)

Alternative forms

• мо́рав (mórav), мо́ран (móran) — extended with suffixes with -ав (-av), -ан (-an)

References

• “мор (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “*моръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 82
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мор³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 237

Anagrams

• ром (rom)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔr]
• Hyphenation: мор

Noun

мор • (mor) m

1. mass death caused by disease or starvation
2. pestilence, plague, epidemic

   Synonyms: епидемија (epidemija), чума (čuma)

Declension

Declension of мор

	singular
indefinite	мор (mor)
definite unspecified	морот (morot)
definite proximal	моров (morov)
definite distal	морон (moron)
vocative	мору (moru)

Related terms

• смрт f (smrt, “death”)

References

• “мор” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

• моръ (mor) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic моръ (morŭ), from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mor]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -or

Noun

мор • (mor) m inan (genitive мо́ра, nominative plural мо́ры, genitive plural мо́ров)

1. (pathology) pestilence, plague, murrain

   Synonym: падёж (padjóž)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́р mór	мо́ры móry
genitive	мо́ра móra	мо́ров mórov
dative	мо́ру móru	мо́рам móram
accusative	мо́р mór	мо́ры móry
instrumental	мо́ром mórom	мо́рами mórami
prepositional	мо́ре móre	мо́рах mórax

Declension of мор (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

Related terms

• мори́ть (morítʹ)
• морово́й (morovój)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: moru

Anagrams

• ром (rom)

Tajik

Etymology

Compare Persian مار (mâr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔːr/

Noun

Dari	مار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мор

мор • (mor)

1. snake
2. serpent

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic моръ (morŭ), from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔr]

• Audio:

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Noun

мор • (mor) m inan (genitive мо́ру, uncountable)

1. pestilence, plague, epidemic

   Synonyms: по́шесть (póšestʹ), епіде́мія (epidémija), чума́ (čumá), морови́ця (morovýcja)

2. mass death caused by disease

Declension

	singular
nominative	мор mor
genitive	мо́ру móru
dative	мо́рові, мо́ру mórovi, móru
accusative	мор mor
instrumental	мо́ром mórom
locative	мо́ру, мо́рі móru, móri
vocative	мо́ре móre

Declension of мор (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

Derived terms

• морови́й (morovýj)
• морови́ця (morovýcja)

Related terms

• ме́рти impf (mérty)
• ме́ртвий (mértvyj)
• мори́ти impf (morýty)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мор”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “мор”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “мор”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “мор”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)