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mor.

mother (woman who has, conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/moːɐ̯/[moɐ̯][mo̝ɒ̯̽]
  1. mother (woman who has, conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child)

    common-gender
    Han elsker sin mor.
Where this word comes from

From moder, from Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

noun/moːɐ̯/[moɐ̯][mo̝ɒ̯̽]
  1. Moor

    common-gender · dated
Where this word comes from

Borrowing from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek μαυρός (maurós, “dark”).

noun/moːɐ̯/[moɐ̯][mo̝ɒ̯̽]
  1. raw humus

    common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

Via Old Norse mǫr and/or Middle Low German mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz.

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