море
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *moře, reanalyzed as an *-ę stem, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [moˈrɛ]
Audio (file)
Noun
море́ • (moré) n (relational adjective мо́рски)
- sea, briny
- seaside
- (figuratively) thousands of, a wilderness of, as in море от люде - thousands of people
Declension
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]
Komi-Zyrian

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmore/, [ˈmo̞re]
- Hyphenation: мо‧ре
Declension
Declension of море (stem: море-) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | море (more) | мореяс (morejas) | |
accusative | I* | море (more) | мореяс (morejas) |
II* | 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 (morelyś) | мореяслысь (morejaslyś) | |
dative | морелы (morely) | мореяслы (morejasly) | |
inessive | мореын (moreyn) | мореясын (morejasyn) | |
elative | мореысь (moreyś) | мореясысь (morejasyś) | |
illative | мореӧ (moreö) | мореясӧ (morejasö) | |
egressive | моресянь (moreśań) | мореяссянь (morejasśań) | |
approximative | морелань (morelań) | мореяслань (morejaslań) | |
terminative | мореӧдз (moreödź) | мореясӧдз (morejasödź) | |
prolative | I | мореӧд (moreöd) | мореясӧд (morejasöd) |
II | мореті (moreti) | мореясті (morejasti) | |
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. |
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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
Macedonian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moře, reanalyzed as an *-ę stem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɔɾɛ]
Audio (file)
Declension
Interjection
море • (more)
- An interjection used to threaten someone or reprimand him jokingly.
- An interjection used to reinforce a vocative phrase directed at a man.
Related terms
- мори (mori)
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *moře.
Declension
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | мор҄{{{2}}}ѥ morʹ{{{2}}}je |
мор҄{{{2}}}и morʹ{{{2}}}i |
мор҄{{{2}}}ꙗ morʹ{{{2}}}ja |
genitive | мор҄{{{2}}}ꙗ morʹ{{{2}}}ja |
мор҄{{{2}}}ю morʹ{{{2}}}ju |
мор҄{{{2}}}и morʹ{{{2}}}i |
dative | мор҄{{{2}}}ю morʹ{{{2}}}ju |
мор҄{{{2}}}ема morʹ{{{2}}}ema |
мор҄{{{2}}}емъ morʹ{{{2}}}emŭ |
accusative | мор҄{{{2}}}ѥ morʹ{{{2}}}je |
мор҄{{{2}}}и morʹ{{{2}}}i |
мор҄{{{2}}}ꙗ morʹ{{{2}}}ja |
instrumental | мор҄{{{2}}}емь morʹ{{{2}}}emĭ |
мор҄{{{2}}}ема morʹ{{{2}}}ema |
мор҄{{{2}}}и morʹ{{{2}}}i |
locative | мор҄{{{2}}}и morʹ{{{2}}}i |
мор҄{{{2}}}ю morʹ{{{2}}}ju |
мор҄{{{2}}}ихъ morʹ{{{2}}}ixŭ |
vocative | мор҄{{{2}}}ѥ morʹ{{{2}}}je |
мор҄{{{2}}}и morʹ{{{2}}}i |
мор҄{{{2}}}ꙗ morʹ{{{2}}}ja |
Old East Slavic

Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mȍře.
Pronunciation
Noun
море (more) n (related adjective морьскъ)
- sea, lake
- 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex, page 2:
- 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
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
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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
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902), “море”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 174
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmorʲe]
Audio (file)
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, relational adjective морско́й)
- 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
- к мо́рю ― k mórju ― to the seaside / to the beach
- откры́тое мо́ре ― otkrýtoje móre ― the high seas
- (astronomy) mare (darker area on the Moon's surface)
- Мо́ре Споко́йствия ― Móre Spokójstvija ― Mare Tranquillitatis
Declension
See also
- замо́рский (zamórskij)
- Лукомо́рье (Lukomórʹje)
- морехо́д (morexód)
- морско́й (morskój)
- моря́к (morják)
- океан (okean)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /môːre/
- Hyphenation: мо‧ре
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moře, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- Category:sh:Seas
Interjection
мо̑ре (Latin spelling mȏre)
- (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!«
- 1824, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Narodne srpske pjesme:
- (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
References
- Tomislav Maretić, editor (1911-1916), “mȍre 1”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 7, Zagreb: JAZU, page 4
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic море (more), from Proto-Slavic *moře, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɔre]
Audio (file)
Declension
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)