maori

See also: māori, Maori, and Māori

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [məˈo̞.ɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [məˈɔ.ɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [maˈɔ.ɾi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

maori m or f (masculine and feminine plural maoris)

1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f by sense (plural maoris)

1. Maori person

Noun

maori m (uncountable)

1. Maori language

Danish

Etymology

From English Maori, from Māori māori.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈoːʁi]

Noun

maori c (singular definite maorien, plural indefinite maorier)

1. A Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand)

Declension

Declension of maori

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maori	maorien	maorier	maorierne
genitive	maoris	maoriens	maoriers	maoriernes

Noun

maori (uncountable)

1. The Maori language.

Further reading

• “maori” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

From English Maori, from Māori māori.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑori/, [ˈmɑ̝o̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑori
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧o‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): mao‧ri

Noun

maori

1. A Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand)
2. The Maori language.

   Synonym: maorin kieli

Declension

Inflection of maori (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		maori	maorit
genitive		maorin	maorien
partitive		maoria	maoreja
illative		maoriin	maoreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maori	maorit
accusative	nom.	maori	maorit
	gen.	maorin
genitive		maorin	maorien
partitive		maoria	maoreja
inessive		maorissa	maoreissa
elative		maorista	maoreista
illative		maoriin	maoreihin
adessive		maorilla	maoreilla
ablative		maorilta	maoreilta
allative		maorille	maoreille
essive		maorina	maoreina
translative		maoriksi	maoreiksi
abessive		maoritta	maoreitta
instructive		—	maorein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maori (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maorini maorini accusative nom. maorini maorini gen. maorini genitive maorini maorieni partitive maoriani maorejani inessive maorissani maoreissani elative maoristani maoreistani illative maoriini maoreihini adessive maorillani maoreillani ablative maoriltani maoreiltani allative maorilleni maoreilleni essive maorinani maoreinani translative maorikseni maoreikseni abessive maorittani maoreittani instructive — — comitative — maoreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maorisi maorisi accusative nom. maorisi maorisi gen. maorisi genitive maorisi maoriesi partitive maoriasi maorejasi inessive maorissasi maoreissasi elative maoristasi maoreistasi illative maoriisi maoreihisi adessive maorillasi maoreillasi ablative maoriltasi maoreiltasi allative maorillesi maoreillesi essive maorinasi maoreinasi translative maoriksesi maoreiksesi abessive maorittasi maoreittasi instructive — — comitative — maoreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maorimme maorimme accusative nom. maorimme maorimme gen. maorimme genitive maorimme maoriemme partitive maoriamme maorejamme inessive maorissamme maoreissamme elative maoristamme maoreistamme illative maoriimme maoreihimme adessive maorillamme maoreillamme ablative maoriltamme maoreiltamme allative maorillemme maoreillemme essive maorinamme maoreinamme translative maoriksemme maoreiksemme abessive maorittamme maoreittamme instructive — — comitative — maoreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maorinne maorinne accusative nom. maorinne maorinne gen. maorinne genitive maorinne maorienne partitive maorianne maorejanne inessive maorissanne maoreissanne elative maoristanne maoreistanne illative maoriinne maoreihinne adessive maorillanne maoreillanne ablative maoriltanne maoreiltanne allative maorillenne maoreillenne essive maorinanne maoreinanne translative maoriksenne maoreiksenne abessive maorittanne maoreittanne instructive — — comitative — maoreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maorinsa maorinsa accusative nom. maorinsa maorinsa gen. maorinsa genitive maorinsa maoriensa partitive maoriaan maoriansa maorejaan maorejansa inessive maorissaan maorissansa maoreissaan maoreissansa elative maoristaan maoristansa maoreistaan maoreistansa illative maoriinsa maoreihinsa adessive maorillaan maorillansa maoreillaan maoreillansa ablative maoriltaan maoriltansa maoreiltaan maoreiltansa allative maorilleen maorillensa maoreilleen maoreillensa essive maorinaan maorinansa maoreinaan maoreinansa translative maorikseen maoriksensa maoreikseen maoreiksensa abessive maorittaan maorittansa maoreittaan maoreittansa instructive — — comitative — maoreineen maoreinensa

Further reading

• “maori”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Raimo, aromi, omari, roima

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɔ.ʁi/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

maori (feminine maorie, masculine plural maoris, feminine plural maories)

1. (relational) Maori (relating to the Maori people or language)

Noun

maori m (uncountable)

1. the Maori language

Further reading

• “maori”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Adjective

maori (invariable)

1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f by sense (invariable)

1. Maori

Anagrams

• Mario, amori, aromi, moria, omari, ormai, riamo, riamò

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maorier, definite plural maoriene)

1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

Usage notes

Maori, not maorisk, is the correct Norwegian name for the Maori language, despite the article in Wikipedia.

Related terms

• maorisk (adjective)

References

• “maori” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maoriar, definite plural maoriane)

1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

Related terms

• maorisk (adjective)

References

• “maori” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori Māori (“Maori”), from māori (“normal”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈo.ɾi/

Adjective

maori m or f (plural maoris)

1. Maori (of, from, or pertaining to the Maori)
2. Maori (of the Maori language)

Noun

maori m or f by sense (plural maoris)

1. Maori (native of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (language)

Further reading

• “maori”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “maori”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Maori.

Noun

maori m (plural maori)

1. Maori

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	maori	maoriul	maori	maorii
genitive-dative	maori	maoriului	maori	maorilor
vocative	maoriule		maorilor

Swedish

Alternative forms

• maorier (for a member of the indigenous people)

Noun

maori c

1. a (male or female) Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand)
2. the Maori language

Declension

Declension of maori

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	maori	maoris
	definite	maorin	maorins
plural	indefinite	maorier	maoriers
	definite	maorierna	maoriernas

See also

• maorisk (“related to the Maori or the Maori language”)
• maoriska (“female Maori”)

References

• “maori”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “maori”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)