mortier

== English == === Etymology === From French mortier. === Noun === mortier (plural mortiers) A cap of state worn by legal functionaries in France. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Dutch mortier, from Middle French mortier, from Old French [Term?], from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔrˈtiːr/ Hyphenation: mor‧tier Rhymes: -iːr === Noun === mortier m (plural mortieren, diminutive mortiertje n) mortar (cannon with near-vertical orientation) mortar (bowl for grinding and crushing) Synonym: vijzel (slang) fireworks shell Synonym: mortierbom ==== Derived terms ==== mortierbom mortiergranaat ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: monti → Virgin Islands Creole: monti (dated) → Indonesian: mortir == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French mortier, inherited from Latin mortārium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔʁ.tje/ === Noun === mortier m (plural mortiers) mortar (mixture for bonding building blocks) [from c. 1160] mortar (artillery) [from c. 1450] mortar (small bowl used to crush or grind food) [from c. 1170] mortarboard (academic's ceremonial headgear) [from 1461] === Further reading === “mortier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mortier. Doublet of mortar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mor.tiˈer/ === Noun === mortier n (plural mortiere) mortar (an artillery weapon) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== mortar ==== See also ==== obuzier === Further reading === “mortier”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026