море

See also: морѥ

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *moře, reanalyzed as an *-ę stem, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈrɛ]

Noun

море́ • (moré) n (related adjective мо́рски)

1. sea, briny
2. seaside
3. (figuratively) thousands of, a wilderness of, as in море от люде - thousands of people

Declension

Declension of море́

	singular	plural
indefinite	море́ moré	море́та, моря́1 moréta, morjá1
definite	море́то moréto	море́тата, моря́та1 morétata, morjáta1

¹Archaic or poetic.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek μωρέ (moré), frozen vocative of μωρός (morós), meaning stupid, but commonly used as a colloquial address.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔrɛ]

Particle

мо́ре • (móre)

1. (archaic) you (general vocative expression, used to augment an address)

References

• море in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• море in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Komi-Zyrian

Море.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian море (more).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmore/, [ˈmo̞re]
• Hyphenation: мо‧ре

Noun

море • (more)

1. sea

Declension

Declension of море
	singular	plural
nominative	море (more)	мореяс (morejas)
accusative	мореӧс (moreös)	мореясӧс (morejasös)
instrumental	мореӧн (moreön)	мореясӧн (morejasön)
comitative	морекӧд (moreköd)	мореяскӧд (morejasköd)
caritive	моретӧг (moretög)	мореястӧг (morejastög)
consecutive	морела (morela)	мореясла (morejasla)
genitive	морелӧн (morelön)	мореяслӧн (morejaslön)
ablative	морелысь (morelysʹ)	мореяслысь (morejaslysʹ)
dative	морелы (morely)	мореяслы (morejasly)
inessive	мореын (moreyn)	мореясын (morejasyn)
elative	мореысь (moreysʹ)	мореясысь (morejasysʹ)
illative	мореӧ (moreö)	мореясӧ (morejasö)
egressive	моресянь (moresjanʹ)	мореяссянь (morejassjanʹ)
approximative	морелань (morelanʹ)	мореяслань (morejaslanʹ)
terminative	мореӧдз (moreödz)	мореясӧдз (morejasödz)
prolative	мореӧд (moreöd)	мореясӧд (morejasöd)
	мореті (moretï)	мореясті (morejastï)

Possessive declension of море
First person singular singular plural nominative мореӧй (moreöj) мореясӧй (morejasöj) accusative мореӧс (moreös) мореясӧс (morejasös) instrumental моренам (morenam) мореяснам (morejasnam) comitative мореӧйкӧд (moreöjköd) мореясӧйкӧд (morejasöjköd) caritive моретӧгым (moretögym) мореястӧгым (morejastögym) consecutive мореӧйла (moreöjla) мореясӧйла (morejasöjla) genitive мореӧйлӧн (moreöjlön) мореясӧйлӧн (morejasöjlön) ablative мореӧйлысь (moreöjlysʹ) мореясӧйлысь (morejasöjlysʹ) dative мореӧйлы (moreöjly) мореясӧйлы (morejasöjly) inessive мореам (moream) мореясам (morejasam) elative моресьым (moresʹym) мореяссьым (morejassʹym) illative мореам (moream) мореясам (morejasam) egressive моресяньым (moresjanʹym) мореяссяньым (morejassjanʹym) approximative мореланьым (morelanʹym) мореясланьым (morejaslanʹym) terminative мореӧдзым (moreödzym) мореясӧдзым (morejasödzym) prolative мореӧдым (moreödym) мореясӧдым (morejasödym) моретіым (moretïym) мореястіым (morejastïym)
Second person singular singular plural nominative мореыд (moreyd) мореясыд (morejasyd) accusative моретӧ (moretö) мореястӧ (morejastö) instrumental моренад (morenad) мореяснад (morejasnad) comitative мореыдкӧд (moreydköd) мореясыдкӧд (morejasydköd) caritive моретӧгыд (moretögyd) мореястӧгыд (morejastögyd) consecutive мореыдла (moreydla) мореясыдла (morejasydla) genitive мореыдлӧн (moreydlön) мореясыдлӧн (morejasydlön) ablative мореыдлысь (moreydlysʹ) мореясыдлысь (morejasydlysʹ) dative мореыдлы (moreydly) мореясыдлы (morejasydly) inessive мореад (moread) мореясад (morejasad) elative моресьыд (moresʹyd) мореяссьыд (morejassʹyd) illative мореад (moread) мореясад (morejasad) egressive моресяньыд (moresjanʹyd) мореяссяньыд (morejassjanʹyd) approximative мореланьыд (morelanʹyd) мореясланьыд (morejaslanʹyd) terminative мореӧдзыд (moreödzyd) мореясӧдзыд (morejasödzyd) prolative мореӧдыд (moreödyd) мореясӧдыд (morejasödyd) моретіыд (moretïyd) мореястіыд (morejastïyd)
Third person singular singular plural nominative мореыс (moreys) мореясыс (morejasys) accusative моресӧ (moresö) мореяссӧ (morejassö) instrumental моренас (morenas) мореяснас (morejasnas) comitative мореыскӧд (moreysköd) мореясыскӧд (morejasysköd) caritive моретӧгыс (moretögys) мореястӧгыс (morejastögys) consecutive мореысла (moreysla) мореясысла (morejasysla) genitive мореыслӧн (moreyslön) мореясыслӧн (morejasyslön) ablative мореыслысь (moreyslysʹ) мореясыслысь (morejasyslysʹ) dative мореыслы (moreysly) мореясыслы (morejasysly) inessive мореас (moreas) мореясас (morejasas) elative моресьыс (moresʹys) мореяссьыс (morejassʹys) illative мореас (moreas) мореясас (morejasas) egressive моресяньыс (moresjanʹys) мореяссяньыс (morejassjanʹys) approximative мореланьыс (morelanʹys) мореясланьыс (morejaslanʹys) terminative мореӧдзыс (moreödzys) мореясӧдзыс (morejasödzys) prolative мореӧдыс (moreödys) мореясӧдыс (morejasödys) моретіыс (moretïys) мореястіыс (morejastïys)
First person plural singular plural nominative мореным (morenym) мореясным (morejasnym) accusative моренымӧс (morenymös) мореяснымӧс (morejasnymös) instrumental моренаным (morenanym) мореяснаным (morejasnanym) comitative моренымкӧд (morenymköd) мореяснымкӧд (morejasnymköd) caritive моретӧгным (moretögnym) мореястӧгным (morejastögnym) consecutive моренымла (morenymla) мореяснымла (morejasnymla) genitive моренымлӧн (morenymlön) мореяснымлӧн (morejasnymlön) ablative моренымлысь (morenymlysʹ) мореяснымлысь (morejasnymlysʹ) dative моренымлы (morenymly) мореяснымлы (morejasnymly) inessive мореаным (moreanym) мореясаным (morejasanym) elative моресьыным (moresʹynym) мореяссьыным (morejassʹynym) illative мореаным (moreanym) мореясаным (morejasanym) egressive моресяньыным (moresjanʹynym) мореяссяньыным (morejassjanʹynym) approximative мореланьыным (morelanʹynym) мореясланьыным (morejaslanʹynym) terminative мореӧдзыным (moreödzynym) мореясӧдзыным (morejasödzynym) prolative мореӧдыным (moreödynym) мореясӧдыным (morejasödynym) моретіыным (moretïynym) мореястіыным (morejastïynym)
Second person plural singular plural nominative мореныд (morenyd) мореясныд (morejasnyd) accusative моренытӧ (morenytö) мореяснытӧ (morejasnytö) instrumental моренаныд (morenanyd) мореяснадныд (morejasnadnyd) comitative мореныдкӧд (morenydköd) мореясныдкӧд (morejasnydköd) caritive моретӧгныд (moretögnyd) мореястӧгныд (morejastögnyd) consecutive мореныдла (morenydla) мореясныдла (morejasnydla) genitive мореныдлӧн (morenydlön) мореясныдлӧн (morejasnydlön) ablative мореныдлысь (morenydlysʹ) мореясныдлысь (morejasnydlysʹ) dative мореныдлы (morenydly) мореясныдлы (morejasnydly) inessive мореаныд (moreanyd) мореясаныд (morejasanyd) elative моресьыныд (moresʹynyd) мореяссьыныд (morejassʹynyd) illative мореаныд (moreanyd) мореясаныд (morejasanyd) egressive моресяньыныд (moresjanʹynyd) мореяссяньыныд (morejassjanʹynyd) approximative мореланьыныд (morelanʹynyd) мореясланьыныд (morejaslanʹynyd) terminative мореӧдзныд (moreödznyd) мореясӧдзныд (morejasödznyd) prolative мореӧдныд (moreödnyd) мореясӧдныд (morejasödnyd) моретіныд (moretïnyd) мореястіныд (morejastïnyd)
Third person plural singular plural nominative мореныс (morenys) мореясныс (morejasnys) accusative моренысӧ (morenysö) мореяснысӧ (morejasnysö) instrumental моренаныс (morenanys) мореяснаныс (morejasnanys) comitative мореныскӧд (morenysköd) мореясныскӧд (morejasnysköd) caritive моретӧгныс (moretögnys) мореястӧгныс (morejastögnys) consecutive моренысла (morenysla) мореясныссла (morejasnyssla) genitive мореныслӧн (morenyslön) мореяснысслӧн (morejasnysslön) ablative мореныслысь (morenyslysʹ) мореяснысслысь (morejasnysslysʹ) dative мореныслы (morenysly) мореяснысслы (morejasnyssly) inessive мореаныс (moreanys) мореясаныс (morejasanys) elative моресьыныс (moresʹynys) мореяссьыныс (morejassʹynys) illative мореаныс (moreanys) мореясаныс (morejasanys) egressive моресяньныс (moresjanʹnys) мореяссяньныс (morejassjanʹnys) approximative мореланьныс (morelanʹnys) мореясланьныс (morejaslanʹnys) terminative мореӧдзныс (moreödznys) мореясӧдзныс (morejasödznys) prolative мореӧдныс (moreödnys) мореясӧдныс (morejasödnys) моретіныс (moretïnys) мореястіныс (morejastïnys)

References

• Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного Коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 38
• L. M. Beznosikova; E. A. Ajbabina; R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-Русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 394

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Macedonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *moře, reanalyzed as an *-ę stem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔɾɛ]

• Audio

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Noun

море • (more) n (plural мориња, related adjective морски)

1. sea

Declension

Declension of море

	singular	plural
indefinite	море	мориња
definite unspecified	морето	морињата
definite proximal	морево	морињава
definite distal	морено	морињана
vocative	море	мориња

Etymology 2

From Greek μωρέ (moré).

Interjection

море • (more)

1. An interjection used to threaten someone or reprimand him jokingly.

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *moře.

Noun

мор҄е • (morʹe) n

1. Alternative form of морѥ (morje, “sea”)

Declension

Declension of море (soft o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	мор҄е morʹe	мор҄и morʹi	мор҄а morʹa
Accusative	мор҄е morʹe	мор҄и morʹi	мор҄а morʹa
Genitive	мор҄а morʹa	мор҄оу morʹu	мор҄ь morʹĭ
Locative	мор҄и morʹi	мор҄оу morʹu	мор҄ихъ morʹixŭ
Dative	мор҄оу morʹu	мор҄ема morʹema	мор҄емъ morʹemŭ
Instrumental	мор҄емь morʹemĭ	мор҄ема morʹema	мор҄и morʹi
Vocative	мор҄е morʹe	мор҄и morʹi	мор҄а morʹa

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Old East Slavic

Море.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *moře.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmorʲɛ/
• Hyphenation: мо‧ре

Noun

море (more) n

1. sea, lake
   • 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex‎^[1], lines 8-9, column 4:

     по сєму жє морю сѣдѧть варѧзи сѣмо ко въстоку до прєдѣла симова.

     po semu že morju sědętĭ varęzi sěmo ko vŭstoku do preděla simova.

     And along this sea the Varyags lived, and thence to the east up to the border of Sim.

Declension

Declension of море (soft o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	море more	мори mori	морꙗ morja
Genitive	морꙗ morja	морю morju	морь morĭ
Dative	морю morju	морема morema	моремъ moremŭ
Accusative	море more	мори mori	морꙗ morja
Instrumental	морьмь morĭmĭ	морема morema	мори mori
Locative	мори mori	морю morju	морихъ morixŭ
Vocative	море more	мори mori	морꙗ morja

Descendants

• Belarusian: мо́ра (móra)
• Russian: мо́ре (móre)
  • → Ket: мора
  • → Komi-Zyrian: море (more)
  • → Yakut: муора (muora)
• Rusyn: мо́ре (móre)
• Ukrainian: мо́ре (móre)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail (1902), “море”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language According to Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 2: Л – П, Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 174

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmorʲe]

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic море (more), from Proto-Slavic *moře, from Proto-Indo-European *móri, whence English marine and maritime.

The astronomical sense is a calque of New Latin mare (“sea”), with which it is cognate.

Noun

мо́ре • (móre) n inan (genitive мо́ря, nominative plural моря́, genitive plural море́й, related adjective морско́й)

1. sea

   мо́рем ― mórem ― by sea

   за́ морем ― zá morem ― overseas

   и́з-за мо́ря ― íz-za mórja ― from abroad

   на мо́ре ― na móre ― at sea, at the seaside (location), or to the seaside (direction)

   у мо́ря ― u mórja ― by the seaside

   откры́тое мо́ре ― otkrýtoje móre ― the high seas

2. (astronomy) mare (darker area on the Moon's surface)

   Мо́ре Споко́йствия ― Móre Spokójstvija ― Mare Tranquillitatis

Declension

Declension of мо́ре (inan neut-form soft-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́ре móre	моря́ morjá
genitive	мо́ря mórja	море́й moréj
dative	мо́рю mórju	моря́м morjám
accusative	мо́ре móre	моря́ morjá
instrumental	мо́рем mórem	моря́ми morjámi
prepositional	мо́ре móre	моря́х morjáx

Pre-reform declension of мо́ре (inan neut-form soft-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́ре móre	моря́ morjá
genitive	мо́ря mórja	море́й moréj
dative	мо́рю mórju	моря́мъ morjám
accusative	мо́ре móre	моря́ morjá
instrumental	мо́ремъ mórem	моря́ми morjámi
prepositional	мо́рѣ mórě	моря́хъ morjáx

Descendants

• → Ket: мора
• → Komi-Zyrian: море (more)
• → Yakut: муора (muora)

See also

• замо́рский (zamórskij)
• морехо́д (morexód)
• морско́й (morskój)
• моря́к (morják)

Etymology 2

Noun

мо́ре • (móre) m inan

1. prepositional singular of мор (mor)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /môːre/
• Hyphenation: мо‧ре

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *moře, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

мо̑ре n (Latin spelling mȏre)

1. sea

Declension

Declension of море

	singular	plural
nominative	море	мора
genitive	мора	мора
dative	мору	морима
accusative	море	мора
vocative	море	мора
locative	мору	морима
instrumental	морем	морима

Derived terms

• мо̀рскӣ

See also

• Category:sh:Seas

Etymology 2

From Greek μωρέ (moré). Possible doublet of бре.

Interjection

мо̑ре (Latin spelling mȏre)

1. (Serbia) when spoken sharply, asserts that the speaker is stronger or older or more powerful than the addressee, sometimes expressing contempt or superiority
   • 1824, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Narodne srpske pjesme:

     »More, Marko, ne ori drumova!« / »More, Turci, ne gaz’te oranja!«

     »More, Marko, don’t plow up our roads!« / »More, Turks, don’t walk on my plowing!«

2. (Serbia) when not spoken sharply, functions as a term of endearment or generic intensifier, cf. бре

Usage notes

Море is most often used in addressing a single male, more rarely when addressing groups of males, and more rarely still when addressing females.

Related terms

• бре

References

• Tomislav Maretić, editor (1911-1916), “mȍre 1”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 7, Zagreb: JAZU, page 4

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic море (more), from Proto-Slavic *moře, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔre]

• Audio

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Noun

мо́ре • (móre) n inan (genitive мо́ря, nominative plural моря́, genitive plural морі́в)

1. sea

Declension

Declension of мо́ре (inan soft neut-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́ре móre	моря́ morjá
genitive	мо́ря mórja	морі́в morív
dative	мо́рю mórju	моря́м morjám
accusative	мо́ре móre	моря́ morjá
instrumental	мо́рем mórem	моря́ми morjámy
locative	мо́рю, мо́рі mórju, móri	моря́х morjáx
vocative	мо́ре móre	моря́ morjá

References

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