mora

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mora"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːɹə/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Etymology 1

From Latin mora (“duration of time, delay”).

Noun

mora (plural morae or moras)

1. (Scots law) A delay in bringing a claim.
3. (poetry) A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
   • 1918, Elcanon Isaacs, “The Metrical Basis of Hebrew Poetry”, in The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, volume 35, page 22:

     In the quantitative meters in Sanskrit a heavy syllable is considered to be equal to two morae and a light syllable equivalent to one mora.

5. (phonology) A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).
   • 2011, Senko K. Maynard, Learning Japanese for Real, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 32:

     Instead of syllables, Japanese is supported by mora. (Tokyo is To-o-kyo-o, a four-mora word.) The word Nihongo consists of four morae, ni-ho-n-go, pronounced with four rhythmical units of sound.

Derived terms

• bimoraic / bimoric
• dimoraic / dimoric
• heptamoric
• hexamoric
• monomoraic / monomoric
• moraic / moric
• moraically / morically
• moraify
• moratorium
• nonmoraic / nonmoric
• pentamoraic / pentamoric
• quadrimoraic / quadrimoric
• submoraic
• tetramoraic / tetramoric
• trimoraic / trimoric

Related terms

• in mora

Translations

(poetry) unit to measure lines

German: Mora f, More (de) f Russian: мора (ru) f (mora)

(phonology) unit of syllable weight

Chinese: Mandarin: 莫拉 (mòlā) French: more (fr) f German: Mora f, More (de) f Japanese: モラ, モーラ (ja), 拍 (ja) (haku) Romanian: moră (ro) f Russian: мора (ru) f (mora) Spanish: mora (es) f Turkish: bürünbirimcik, mora (tr)

See also

• syllable

Etymology 2

From New Latin from a botanical name, perhaps from Tupi.

Noun

mora (plural moras)

1. (botany) Any tree of the genus Mora of large South American trees.
   • 1904, W.H. Hudson, Green Mansions, A Romance of the Tropical Forest:

     At length, somewhere about the centre of the wood, she led me to an immense mora tree, growing almost isolated, covering with its shade a large space of ground entirely free from undergrowth.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mora (plural moras)

1. The common mora (Mora moro).

Synonyms

• (common mora): ribaldo, goodly-eyed cod (US), googly-eyed cod (NZ)

Translations

Mora moro

Czech: morida obecná Italian: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Spanish: merluza canaria f, mollera moranella f

Etymology 4

Noun

mora (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of morra (“finger-counting game”).

Etymology 5

From the Ancient Greek μόρᾱ (mórā).

Noun

mora (plural morai)

1. (historical, military) An ancient Spartan military unit of about a sixth of the Spartan army, typically composed of hoplites.

Translations

ancient Spartan military unit

Greek: Ancient: μόρᾰ f (móră)

Etymology 6

Noun

mora (plural moras)

1. (India) Alternative form of morah (“stool”).

Further reading

• Mora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• moar, roam, Maor, Roma, Oram, Omar, Amor, armo, amor, roma, Ramo, Armo

Albanian

Verb

mora

1. first-person singular aorist indicative of marr (to took)

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mōra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔ.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmo.ɾa]

Noun

mora f (plural mores)

1. (law) delay

   Synonym: demora

2. (phonetics, poetry) mora

Derived terms

• moraic

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mōra, from mōrum.

Alternative forms

• móra (pre-2016)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmo.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmo.ɾa]

Noun

mora f (plural mores)

1. mulberry
2. blackberry

Derived terms

• morera

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔ.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmɔ.ɾa]

Noun

mora f (plural mores)

1. female equivalent of moro (“Moor”)

Further reading

• “mora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “mora”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧ra

Noun

mora

1. vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmorɑ/, [ˈmo̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): mo‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin mora.

Noun

mora

1. (linguistics) mora

Declension

Inflection of mora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		mora	morat
genitive		moran	morien
partitive		moraa	moria
illative		moraan	moriin
		singular	plural
nominative		mora	morat
accusative	nom.	mora	morat
	gen.	moran
genitive		moran	morien morain rare
partitive		moraa	moria
inessive		morassa	morissa
elative		morasta	morista
illative		moraan	moriin
adessive		moralla	morilla
ablative		moralta	morilta
allative		moralle	morille
essive		morana	morina
translative		moraksi	moriksi
abessive		moratta	moritta
instructive		—	morin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative morani morani accusative nom. morani morani gen. morani genitive morani morieni moraini rare partitive moraani moriani inessive morassani morissani elative morastani moristani illative moraani moriini adessive morallani morillani ablative moraltani moriltani allative moralleni morilleni essive moranani morinani translative morakseni morikseni abessive morattani morittani instructive — — comitative — morineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative morasi morasi accusative nom. morasi morasi gen. morasi genitive morasi moriesi moraisi rare partitive moraasi moriasi inessive morassasi morissasi elative morastasi moristasi illative moraasi moriisi adessive morallasi morillasi ablative moraltasi moriltasi allative morallesi morillesi essive moranasi morinasi translative moraksesi moriksesi abessive morattasi morittasi instructive — — comitative — morinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moramme moramme accusative nom. moramme moramme gen. moramme genitive moramme moriemme moraimme rare partitive moraamme moriamme inessive morassamme morissamme elative morastamme moristamme illative moraamme moriimme adessive morallamme morillamme ablative moraltamme moriltamme allative morallemme morillemme essive moranamme morinamme translative moraksemme moriksemme abessive morattamme morittamme instructive — — comitative — morinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moranne moranne accusative nom. moranne moranne gen. moranne genitive moranne morienne morainne rare partitive moraanne morianne inessive morassanne morissanne elative morastanne moristanne illative moraanne moriinne adessive morallanne morillanne ablative moraltanne moriltanne allative morallenne morillenne essive morananne morinanne translative moraksenne moriksenne abessive morattanne morittanne instructive — — comitative — morinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moransa moransa accusative nom. moransa moransa gen. moransa genitive moransa moriensa morainsa rare partitive moraansa moriaan moriansa inessive morassaan morassansa morissaan morissansa elative morastaan morastansa moristaan moristansa illative moraansa moriinsa adessive morallaan morallansa morillaan morillansa ablative moraltaan moraltansa moriltaan moriltansa allative moralleen morallensa morilleen morillensa essive moranaan moranansa morinaan morinansa translative morakseen moraksensa morikseen moriksensa abessive morattaan morattansa morittaan morittansa instructive — — comitative — morineen morinensa

Etymology 2

Named after Swedish Mora in Sweden.

Noun

mora (colloquial)

1. knife, hunting knife

Declension

Inflection of mora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		mora	morat
genitive		moran	morien
partitive		moraa	moria
illative		moraan	moriin
		singular	plural
nominative		mora	morat
accusative	nom.	mora	morat
	gen.	moran
genitive		moran	morien morain rare
partitive		moraa	moria
inessive		morassa	morissa
elative		morasta	morista
illative		moraan	moriin
adessive		moralla	morilla
ablative		moralta	morilta
allative		moralle	morille
essive		morana	morina
translative		moraksi	moriksi
abessive		moratta	moritta
instructive		—	morin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative morani morani accusative nom. morani morani gen. morani genitive morani morieni moraini rare partitive moraani moriani inessive morassani morissani elative morastani moristani illative moraani moriini adessive morallani morillani ablative moraltani moriltani allative moralleni morilleni essive moranani morinani translative morakseni morikseni abessive morattani morittani instructive — — comitative — morineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative morasi morasi accusative nom. morasi morasi gen. morasi genitive morasi moriesi moraisi rare partitive moraasi moriasi inessive morassasi morissasi elative morastasi moristasi illative moraasi moriisi adessive morallasi morillasi ablative moraltasi moriltasi allative morallesi morillesi essive moranasi morinasi translative moraksesi moriksesi abessive morattasi morittasi instructive — — comitative — morinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moramme moramme accusative nom. moramme moramme gen. moramme genitive moramme moriemme moraimme rare partitive moraamme moriamme inessive morassamme morissamme elative morastamme moristamme illative moraamme moriimme adessive morallamme morillamme ablative moraltamme moriltamme allative morallemme morillemme essive moranamme morinamme translative moraksemme moriksemme abessive morattamme morittamme instructive — — comitative — morinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moranne moranne accusative nom. moranne moranne gen. moranne genitive moranne morienne morainne rare partitive moraanne morianne inessive morassanne morissanne elative morastanne moristanne illative moraanne moriinne adessive morallanne morillanne ablative moraltanne moriltanne allative morallenne morillenne essive morananne morinanne translative moraksenne moriksenne abessive morattanne morittanne instructive — — comitative — morinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moransa moransa accusative nom. moransa moransa gen. moransa genitive moransa moriensa morainsa rare partitive moraansa moriaan moriansa inessive morassaan morassansa morissaan morissansa elative morastaan morastansa moristaan moristansa illative moraansa moriinsa adessive morallaan morallansa morillaan morillansa ablative moraltaan moraltansa moriltaan moriltansa allative moralleen morallensa morilleen morillensa essive moranaan moranansa morinaan morinansa translative morakseen moraksensa morikseen moriksensa abessive morattaan morattansa morittaan morittansa instructive — — comitative — morineen morinensa

Anagrams

• armo

Galician

Alternative forms

• amora

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mora (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *mora, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɾa̝/

Noun

mora f (plural moras)

1. blackberry
   • 1845, Alberto Camino, O desconsolo:

     Xa non iremos mais po-los roleiros
     en compaña amorosa áas moras, non.
     Nin baixo dos follosos ameneiros
     as coitas che direi do corazon.

     We'll no longer go by the hedges
     in loving company for blackberries, no.
     Nor under the leafy alders
     the afflictions of the heart I'll tell you.

2. mulberry (fruit)

Derived terms

• A Moreira
• Moreda
• Moredo
• moreira
• Moreira
• Moreiras

Verb

mora

1. inflection of morar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• amor, Omar, ramo, roma, Roma

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese morar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mora.

Verb

mora

1. to live somewhere
2. to reside

Icelandic

Etymology

From mor (“swarm”). Related to merja (“crush”). Cognate with Faroese mora (“to crush”).

Verb

mora

1. to be teeming with

   Synonyms: úa og grúa, hellingur

   Það er allt morandi í stafsetningarvillum hérna. ― This is teeming with spelling errors.

   Það er allt morandi í Íslendingum á Tene. ― Tenerife is overcrowded with Icelanders.