moro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moro"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɔ.ɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔ.ɾo]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan moro, inherited from Latin maurus.

Noun

moro m (plural moros, feminine mora, feminine plural mores)

1. Moor (a member of an Islamic people of Arab, Berber and Islamized/Arabized Iberian origin ruling the Iberian peninsula from the 8th to the 15th centuries)
2. Muslim

Derived terms

• blat de moro
• meló de moro
• moresc

Related terms

• morú

Etymology 2

Verb

moro

1. first-person singular present indicative of morir

References

• “moro” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “moro”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “moro”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “moro” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Danish

Etymology

From the noun 'mod' meaning 'mood' and the noun 'ro' in the now obsolete meaning 'fun'. Compare Swedish rolig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoːʁo]

Noun

moro c (singular definite moroen, not used in plural form)

1. (slightly dated) fun, amusement

   Synonym: morskab

Declension

Declension of moro

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	moro	moroen
genitive	moros	moroens

References

• “moro” in Den Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoro/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oro
• Hyphenation: mo‧ro

Noun

moro (accusative singular moron, plural moroj, accusative plural morojn)

1. custom, mores

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoro/, [ˈmo̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): mo‧ro

Etymology 1

Likely from Swedish morgon, morron (compare Swedish god morgon).

Interjection

moro (colloquial)

1. Hello, hi (used when meeting, sometimes when parting).

Usage notes

Used especially in Häme (Tavastia) region.

Derived terms

• morottaa

Further reading

• “2. moro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Probably a variant of muru.

Noun

moro

1. (geology) gravel made of a coarse-grained rock, such as rapakivi

Declension

Inflection of moro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		moro	morot
genitive		moron	morojen
partitive		moroa	moroja
illative		moroon	moroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		moro	morot
accusative	nom.	moro	morot
	gen.	moron
genitive		moron	morojen
partitive		moroa	moroja
inessive		morossa	moroissa
elative		morosta	moroista
illative		moroon	moroihin
adessive		morolla	moroilla
ablative		morolta	moroilta
allative		morolle	moroille
essive		morona	moroina
translative		moroksi	moroiksi
abessive		morotta	moroitta
instructive		—	moroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of moro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moroni moroni accusative nom. moroni moroni gen. moroni genitive moroni morojeni partitive moroani morojani inessive morossani moroissani elative morostani moroistani illative morooni moroihini adessive morollani moroillani ablative moroltani moroiltani allative morolleni moroilleni essive moronani moroinani translative morokseni moroikseni abessive morottani moroittani instructive — — comitative — moroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative morosi morosi accusative nom. morosi morosi gen. morosi genitive morosi morojesi partitive moroasi morojasi inessive morossasi moroissasi elative morostasi moroistasi illative moroosi moroihisi adessive morollasi moroillasi ablative moroltasi moroiltasi allative morollesi moroillesi essive moronasi moroinasi translative moroksesi moroiksesi abessive morottasi moroittasi instructive — — comitative — moroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moromme moromme accusative nom. moromme moromme gen. moromme genitive moromme morojemme partitive moroamme morojamme inessive morossamme moroissamme elative morostamme moroistamme illative moroomme moroihimme adessive morollamme moroillamme ablative moroltamme moroiltamme allative morollemme moroillemme essive moronamme moroinamme translative moroksemme moroiksemme abessive morottamme moroittamme instructive — — comitative — moroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moronne moronne accusative nom. moronne moronne gen. moronne genitive moronne morojenne partitive moroanne morojanne inessive morossanne moroissanne elative morostanne moroistanne illative moroonne moroihinne adessive morollanne moroillanne ablative moroltanne moroiltanne allative morollenne moroillenne essive moronanne moroinanne translative moroksenne moroiksenne abessive morottanne moroittanne instructive — — comitative — moroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moronsa moronsa accusative nom. moronsa moronsa gen. moronsa genitive moronsa morojensa partitive moroaan moroansa morojaan morojansa inessive morossaan morossansa moroissaan moroissansa elative morostaan morostansa moroistaan moroistansa illative moroonsa moroihinsa adessive morollaan morollansa moroillaan moroillansa ablative moroltaan moroltansa moroiltaan moroiltansa allative morolleen morollensa moroilleen moroillensa essive moronaan moronansa moroinaan moroinansa translative morokseen moroksensa moroikseen moroiksensa abessive morottaan morottansa moroittaan moroittansa instructive — — comitative — moroineen moroinensa

Further reading

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

Galician

Verb

moro

1. first-person singular present indicative of morar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation: mò‧ro

Etymology 1

From Latin mōrus (“black mulberry tree”), from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).

Noun

moro m (plural mori)

1. mulberry tree

   Synonym: gelso

Related terms

• mora (“mulberry”)

Etymology 2

From Latin Maurus.

Noun

moro m (plural mori, feminine mora)

1. Moor (dark-skinned person)

Adjective

moro (feminine mora, masculine plural mori, feminine plural more)

1. Moorish
2. dark-skinned

Anagrams

• ormo, ormò

Japanese

Romanization

moro

1. Rōmaji transcription of もろ

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *môrô. Compare Apalaí moro, Trió mërë, Wayana mëlë, Waiwai moro, Akawaio mörö, Macushi mîrîrî, Pemon mörö, Ye'kwana mödö.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moːɺ̢o]

Pronoun

moro

1. the inanimate singular distal demonstrative pronoun; that

Inflection

Kari'na demonstratives

category		inanimate pronoun		animate pronoun
		singular	plural	singular	plural
proximal	visible	ero	erokon	mose	mòsaro(n), mojan, mòsékonV
	invisible	eny	enykon
medial		—	—	mòko	mòkaro(n)
distal	visible	moro	morokon	moky	mòkan, mókykonV
	invisible	mony	monykon
anaphoric		iro	irokon	inoro	inaro(n), inorokonV

^V Venezuelan dialect.

Derived terms

• morokon
• moroma

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[4], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 53–54, 319
• Meira, Sérgio (2002), “A first comparison of pronominal and demonstrative systems in the Cariban language family”, in Mily Crevels, Simon van de Kerke, Sergio Meira and Hein van der Voort, editors, Current Studies on South American Languages‎^[5], Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and American Studies (CNWS), Leiden University, →ISBN, pages 255–275
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “moro”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 303; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[6], Paris, 1956, page 296

Kuman

Adjective

moro

1. blue

Derived terms

• niglmoro

Latin

Noun

mōrō

1. dative/ablative singular of mōrus

References

• “moro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “moro”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From mot (“mind”) +‎ ro (“pleasure, delight”).

Noun

moro f or m (definite singular moroa or moroen, uncountable)

1. amusement, fun

Derived terms

• moromann

References

• “moro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From mot (“mind”) +‎ ro (“pleasure, delight”). Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muru/

Noun

moro f (definite singular moroa, uncountable)

1. amusement, fun

Derived terms

• moromann
• morosamt

See also

• gaman

References

• “moro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ɾo/

Noun

moro

1. genitive singular of muir

Mutation

Mutation of moro

radical	lenition	nasalization
moro also mmoro in h-prothesis environments	moro pronounced with /β̃-/	moro also mmoro

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Portuguese

Verb

moro

1. first-person singular present indicative of morar

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

moro (Cyrillic spelling моро)

1. vocative singular of mora

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾo/ [ˈmo.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: mo‧ro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish moro, from Latin Maurus. Doublet of Mauro.

Noun

moro m (plural moros, feminine mora, feminine plural moras)

1. a Moor (North African Muslim)
2. (colloquial) a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in the southern Philippines
3. Muslim

   Synonym: musulmán

Usage notes

• Nowadays in Spain, the word can be used derogatorily to refer to Moroccans or (by extension) any Maghrebi or Muslim.

Derived terms

• bajarse al moro
• busardo moro
• clavel de moro
• Matamoros
• moreno
• morisco
• moros y cristianos
• no hay moros en la costa
• o todos moros o todos cristianos
• oro y el moro
• tortuga mora

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

moro

1. first-person singular present indicative of morar

Further reading

• “moro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English more. The added verbal aspect possibly results from the relexification of words meaning 'to exceed' used in Niger-Congo languages, such as Ewe [Term?], Twi Akan [Term?], and Yoruba [Term?], for comparative constructions.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾo/, [mʊ̞ɾʊ̞], [mɔ̝ɾɔ̝]

Adjective

moro

1. more

Verb

moro

1. to exceed, to be more than (Used to construct comparative phrases)

   Mi owru moro yu. ― I am older than you.

   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Wörterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[7] (in German), archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     dem gongossa morro dago

     [Den gongosa moro dagu.]

     They are more duplicitous than a dog.

Venetan

Etymology 1

Compare Italian moro.

Adjective

moro (feminine singular mora, masculine plural mori, feminine plural more)

1. black, dark
2. Moorish

Noun

moro m (plural mori)

1. negro

Etymology 2

Noun

moro m (plural mori)

1. mulberry

Zaghawa

Noun

moro

1. gazelle

References

• Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad