# мор
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɔr]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

#### Noun

мор • (mor) m (diminutive мо́рен)
* exhaustion, depletion, drain
* (poetic) deadly disease, plague, death

##### Declension

$^1$Archaic or dialectal.

##### Derived terms

* моря́ (morjá) (causative-iterative)
* морови́т (morovít, “sick, unhealthy”) (dialectal)

##### Related terms

* мо́ра (móra), мори́я (moríja, “deadly epidemic”) (augmentative)
** умо́ра (umóra, “tiredness”)
* мора́ч (moráč, “herb or plant with anaesthetic properties”) (via folklore etymology)
* смърт (smǎrt, “death”)

#### References

* “мор (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “мор”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “моръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 82
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мор¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 236
* “моръ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مور (mor).

#### Adjective

мор • (mor) (indeclinable)
* (obsolete, dialectal) purple; black (color/colour)

##### Alternative forms

* мо́рав (mórav), мо́ран (móran) — extended with suffixes with -ав (-av), -ан (-an)

#### References

* “мор (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “*моръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 82
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мор³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 237

### Anagrams

* ром (rom)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɔr]
* Hyphenation: мор

### Noun

мор • (mor) m
* mass death caused by disease or starvation
* pestilence, plague, epidemic
    Synonyms: епидемија (epidemija), чума (čuma)

#### Related terms

* смрт f (smrt, “death”)

### References

* “мор” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* моръ (mor) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic моръ (morŭ), from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mor]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -or

### Noun

мор • (mor) m inan (genitive мо́ра, nominative plural мо́ры, genitive plural мо́ров)
* (pathology) pestilence, plague, murrain
    Synonym: падёж (padjóž)

#### Related terms

* мори́ть (morítʹ)
* морово́й (morovój)

#### Descendants

* → Ingrian: moru

### Anagrams

* ром (rom)

## Tajik
### Etymology

Compare Persian مار (mâr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mor/, [mɔɾ]

### Noun

| Dari | مار |
| Iranian Persian | مار |
| Tajik | мор |
мор • (mor)
* snake
* serpent

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic моръ (morŭ), from Proto-Slavic *morъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɔr]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мор • (mor) m inan (genitive мо́ру, uncountable)
* pestilence, plague, epidemic
    Synonyms: по́шесть (póšestʹ), епіде́мія (epidémija), чума́ (čumá), морови́ця (morovýcja)
* mass death caused by disease

#### Derived terms

* морови́й (morovýj)
* морови́ця (morovýcja)

#### Related terms

* ме́ртвий (mértvyj)
* ме́рти impf (mérty)
* мори́ти impf (morýty)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мор”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “мор”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “мор”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “мор”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)