mør
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mor"
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish mør, from Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Cognate with English mellow and German mürbe.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mør (neuter mørt, plural and definite singular attributive møre)
- tender (of meat and vegetables)
- crumbling, mouldering
Inflection
Inflection of mør | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | mør | mørere | mørest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | mørt | mørere | mørest2 |
Plural | møre | mørere | mørest2 |
Definite attributive1 | møre | mørere | møreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms
- mørhed (“tenderness”)
References
- “mør” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz.
Adjective
mør (neuter singular mørt, definite singular and plural møre, comparative mørere, indefinite superlative mørest, definite superlative møreste)
- tender (of food, when cooked)
References
- “mør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz.
Adjective
mør (neuter singular mørt, definite singular and plural møre, comparative mørare, indefinite superlative mørast, definite superlative møraste)
- tender (of food, when cooked)
References
- “mør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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