moro

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈmo̞.ɾu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmɔ.ɾo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈmɔ.ɾu] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Catalan moro, inherited from Latin maurus. ==== Noun ==== moro m (plural moros, feminine mora, feminine plural mores) Moor (a member of an Islamic people of Arab, Berber and Islamized/Arabized Iberian origin ruling the Iberian peninsula from the 8th to the 15th centuries) Muslim ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== morú === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== moro first-person singular present indicative of morir === References === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “moro”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) === Further reading === “moro”, 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 “moro”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “moro” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Danish == === Etymology === From the noun 'mod' meaning 'mood' and the noun 'ro' in the now obsolete meaning 'fun'. Compare Swedish rolig === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmoːʁo] === Noun === moro c (singular definite moroen, not used in plural form) (slightly dated) fun, amusement Synonym: morskab ==== Declension ==== === References === “moro” in Den Danske Ordbog == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoro/ Rhymes: -oro Syllabification: mo‧ro === Noun === moro (accusative singular moron, plural moroj, accusative plural morojn) custom, mores === Further reading === “moro”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “moro”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoro/, [ˈmo̞ro̞] Rhymes: -oro Syllabification(key): mo‧ro Hyphenation(key): mo‧ro === Etymology 1 === Likely from Swedish morgon, morron (compare Swedish god morgon). ==== Interjection ==== moro (colloquial) Hello, hi (used when meeting, sometimes when parting). ===== Usage notes ===== Used especially in Häme (Tavastia) region. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “2. moro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === Probably a variant of muru. ==== Noun ==== moro (geology) gravel made of a coarse-grained rock, such as rapakivi ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “1. moro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 == Galician == === Verb === moro first-person singular present indicative of morar == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ro/ Rhymes: -ɔro Hyphenation: mò‧ro === Etymology 1 === From Latin mōrus (“black mulberry tree”), from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron). ==== Noun ==== moro m (plural mori) mulberry tree Synonym: gelso ===== Related terms ===== mora (“mulberry”) === Etymology 2 === From Latin Maurus. ==== Noun ==== moro m (plural mori, feminine mora) Moor (dark-skinned person) ==== Adjective ==== moro (feminine mora, masculine plural mori, feminine plural more) Moorish dark-skinned === References === === Anagrams === ormo, ormò == Japanese == === Romanization === moro Rōmaji transcription of もろ == Kari'na == === Etymology === From Proto-Cariban *môrô. Compare Apalaí moro, Trió mërë, Wayana mëlë, Waiwai moro, Akawaio mörö, Macushi mîrîrî, Pemon mörö, Ye'kwana mödö. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [moːɺ̢o] === Pronoun === moro the inanimate singular distal demonstrative pronoun; that ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== morokon moroma === References === Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[4], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 53–54, 319 Meira, Sérgio (2002), “A first comparison of pronominal and demonstrative systems in the Cariban language family”, in Mily Crevels, Simon van de Kerke, Sergio Meira, Hein van der Voort, editors, Current Studies on South American Languages‎[5], Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and American Studies (CNWS), Leiden University, →ISBN, pages 255–275 Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “moro”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 303; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[6], Paris, 1956, page 296 == Kuman == === Adjective === moro blue ==== Derived terms ==== niglmoro == Latin == === Noun === mōrō dative/ablative singular of mōrus === References === “moro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “moro”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From mot (“mind”) +‎ ro (“pleasure, delight”). === Noun === moro f or m (definite singular moroa or moroen, uncountable) amusement, fun ==== Derived terms ==== moromann === References === “moro” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From mot (“mind”) +‎ ro (“pleasure, delight”). Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /muru/ === Noun === moro f (definite singular moroa, uncountable) amusement, fun ==== Derived terms ==== moromann morosamt === See also === gaman === References === “moro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmo.ɾo/ === Noun === moro genitive singular of muir === Mutation === == Portuguese == === Verb === moro first-person singular present indicative of morar == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === moro (Cyrillic spelling моро) vocative singular of mora == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoɾo/ [ˈmo.ɾo] Rhymes: -oɾo Syllabification: mo‧ro === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish moro, from Latin Maurus. Doublet of Mauro. ==== Noun ==== moro m (plural moros, feminine mora, feminine plural moras) (historical) a Moor (member of the Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin who ruled most of the Iberian Peninsula and parts of North Africa between the 8th and 15th centuries) (Spain, now offensive) a Moroccan Synonym: marroquí (Spain, now offensive) an Arab Synonym: árabe (Spain, now offensive) a Muslim Synonym: musulmán (Philippines) one of the Moro Muslims of the Philippines (especially from the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== moro (feminine mora, masculine plural moros, feminine plural moras) (historical) of or relating to the Moors (Spain, now offensive) Moroccan Synonym: marroquí (Spain, now offensive) Arab Synonym: árabe (Spain, now offensive) Muslim Synonym: musulmán === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== moro first-person singular present indicative of morar === Further reading === “moro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === From English more. The added verbal aspect possibly results from the relexification of words meaning 'to exceed' used in Niger-Congo languages, such as Ewe [Term?], Twi Akan [Term?], and Yoruba [Term?], for comparative constructions. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moɾo/, [mʊ̞ɾʊ̞], [mɔ̝ɾɔ̝] === Adjective === moro more === Verb === moro to exceed, to be more than (Used to construct comparative phrases) Mi owru moro yu. ― I am older than you. === References === == Venetan == === Etymology 1 === Compare Italian moro. ==== Adjective ==== moro (feminine singular mora, masculine plural mori, feminine plural more) black, dark Moorish ==== Noun ==== moro m (plural mori) negro === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== moro m (plural mori) mulberry == Zaghawa == === Noun === moro gazelle === References === Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad