Morus

See also: morus and Mórus

Translingual

Etymology 1

From Latin morus (“stupid”), a loanword from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, stupid, slow”). See booby ("stupid person", "bird of genus Sula in which genus gannets were formerly placed).

Proper noun

Morus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sulidae – gannets.

Hypernyms

• (gannet): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Pelecaniformes – order; Sulidae – family

Hyponyms

• (gannet): Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus serrator – species

References

• Gannet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morus (Sulidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Morus (Aves) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Latin mōrus (“mulberry tree”).

Proper noun

Morus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – mulberries.

Hypernyms

• (mulberry): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Moraceae – family; Moreae – tribe

Hyponyms

• (mulberry): Morus nigra (black mulberry) – type species; (Morus mesozygia (African mulberry), Morus mesozygia (black mulberry), Morus serrata (Himalayan mulberry), Morus rubra (red mulberry), Morus alba (white mulberry) – selected other species

References

• Morus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Morus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Morus at Plants of the World Online

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Morys

Etymology

Borrowed from English Maurice, from Latin Mauritius.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmoːrɪs/, /ˈmɔrɪs/
• Rhymes: -oːrɨ̞s

Proper noun

Morus m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice or Morris

Derived terms

• Morus y Gwynt (“personification of the wind”, literally “Morris the Wind”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Morus

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Morus	Forus	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.