море

See also: морѥ and Appendix:Variations of "more"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈrɛ]

• Audio:

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Noun

море́ • (moré) n (relational 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.

Derived terms

nouns

• (instrumental noun) морени́к (moreník, “sea wind”)
• (agent noun) моря́к (morják, “sailer”)
• (agent noun) моря́нец m (morjánec, “seasider”)
• (instrumental noun) моря́нин (morjánin, “sea wind”)
• (agent noun) моря́нка f (morjánka, “seasider”)

 

• море- (more-) (in compounds)
  • морекраде́ц (morekradéc, “pirate”) (obsolete)
  • морепла́ване (moreplávane)
  • мореплава́тел (moreplavátel, “seafarer”)
  • морехо́дство (morehódstvo)
  • морехо́дец (morehódec, “seafarer”) (obsolete)

toponyms

• Замо́рка (Zamórka)
• Помо́рие (Pomórie)
• (dialectal) Пре́зморе (Prézmore, “land beyond the sea”)
• Синемо́рец (Sinemórec)

 

References

• “море”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “море”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “море́ (мн. морꙗ́ и море́та)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 81
• “мор҄е”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

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

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “море²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 241

Komi-Zyrian

Море.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian море (more).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

море • (more)

1. sea

Declension

Declension of море (stem: море-)
		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.

Possessive declension of море
First person singular singular plural nominative мореӧй (moreöj) мореясӧй (morejasöj) accusative I* мореӧй (moreöj) мореясӧй (morejasöj) II* 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 (moreöjlyś) мореясӧйлысь (morejasöjlyś) dative мореӧйлы (moreöjly) мореясӧйлы (morejasöjly) inessive мореам (moream) мореясам (morejasam) elative моресьым (moreśym) мореяссьым (morejasśym) illative мореам (moream) мореясам (morejasam) egressive моресяньым (moreśańym) мореяссяньым (morejasśańym) approximative мореланьым (morelańym) мореясланьым (morejaslańym) terminative мореӧдзым (moreödźym) мореясӧдзым (morejasödźym) prolative I мореӧдым (moreödym) мореясӧдым (morejasödym) II моретіым (moretiym) мореястіым (morejastiym) *) 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.
Second person singular singular plural nominative мореыд (moreyd) мореясыд (morejasyd) accusative I* мореыд (moreyd) мореясыд (morejasyd) II* 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 (moreydlyś) мореясыдлысь (morejasydlyś) dative мореыдлы (moreydly) мореясыдлы (morejasydly) inessive мореад (moread) мореясад (morejasad) elative моресьыд (moreśyd) мореяссьыд (morejasśyd) illative мореад (moread) мореясад (morejasad) egressive моресяньыд (moreśańyd) мореяссяньыд (morejasśańyd) approximative мореланьыд (morelańyd) мореясланьыд (morejaslańyd) terminative мореӧдзыд (moreödźyd) мореясӧдзыд (morejasödźyd) prolative I мореӧдыд (moreödyd) мореясӧдыд (morejasödyd) II моретіыд (moretiyd) мореястіыд (morejastiyd) *) 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.
Third person singular singular plural nominative мореыс (moreys) мореясыс (morejasys) accusative I* мореыс (moreys) мореясыс (morejasys) II* 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 (moreyslyś) мореясыслысь (morejasyslyś) dative мореыслы (moreysly) мореясыслы (morejasysly) inessive мореас (moreas) мореясас (morejasas) elative моресьыс (moreśys) мореяссьыс (morejasśys) illative мореас (moreas) мореясас (morejasas) egressive моресяньыс (moreśańys) мореяссяньыс (morejasśańys) approximative мореланьыс (morelańys) мореясланьыс (morejaslańys) terminative мореӧдзыс (moreödźys) мореясӧдзыс (morejasödźys) prolative I мореӧдыс (moreödys) мореясӧдыс (morejasödys) II моретіыс (moretiys) мореястіыс (morejastiys) *) 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.
First person plural singular plural nominative мореным (morenym) мореясным (morejasnym) accusative I* мореным (morenym) мореясным (morejasnym) II* моренымӧ (morenymö) мореяснымӧ (morejasnymö) 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 (morenymlyś) мореяснымлысь (morejasnymlyś) dative моренымлы (morenymly) мореяснымлы (morejasnymly) inessive мореаным (moreanym) мореясаным (morejasanym) elative моресьыным (moreśynym) мореяссьыным (morejasśynym) illative мореаным (moreanym) мореясаным (morejasanym) egressive моресяньным (moreśańnym) мореяссяньным (morejasśańnym) approximative мореланьным (morelańnym) мореясланьным (morejaslańnym) terminative мореӧдзным (moreödźnym) мореясӧдзным (morejasödźnym) prolative I мореӧдным (moreödnym) мореясӧдным (morejasödnym) II моретіным (moretinym) мореястіным (morejastinym) *) 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.
Second person plural singular plural nominative мореныд (morenyd) мореясныд (morejasnyd) accusative I* мореныд (morenyd) мореясныд (morejasnyd) II* моренытӧ (morenytö) мореяснытӧ (morejasnytö) instrumental моренаныд (morenanyd) мореяснаныд (morejasnanyd) comitative мореныдкӧд (morenydköd) мореясныдкӧд (morejasnydköd) caritive моретӧгныд (moretögnyd) мореястӧгныд (morejastögnyd) consecutive мореныдла (morenydla) мореясныдла (morejasnydla) genitive мореныдлӧн (morenydlön) мореясныдлӧн (morejasnydlön) ablative мореныдлысь (morenydlyś) мореясныдлысь (morejasnydlyś) dative мореныдлы (morenydly) мореясныдлы (morejasnydly) inessive мореаныд (moreanyd) мореясаныд (morejasanyd) elative моресьыныд (moreśynyd) мореяссьыныд (morejasśynyd) illative мореаныд (moreanyd) мореясаныд (morejasanyd) egressive моресяньныд (moreśańnyd) мореяссяньныд (morejasśańnyd) approximative мореланьныд (morelańnyd) мореясланьныд (morejaslańnyd) terminative мореӧдзныд (moreödźnyd) мореясӧдзныд (morejasödźnyd) prolative I мореӧдныд (moreödnyd) мореясӧдныд (morejasödnyd) II моретіныд (moretinyd) мореястіныд (morejastinyd) *) 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.
Third person plural singular plural nominative мореныс (morenys) мореясныс (morejasnys) accusative I* мореныс (morenys) мореясныс (morejasnys) II* моренысӧ (morenysö) мореяснысӧ (morejasnysö) instrumental моренаныс (morenanys) мореяснаныс (morejasnanys) comitative моренымкӧс (morenymkös) мореяснымкӧс (morejasnymkös) caritive моретӧгныс (moretögnys) мореястӧгныс (morejastögnys) consecutive моренысла (morenysla) мореяснысла (morejasnysla) genitive мореныслӧн (morenyslön) мореясныслӧн (morejasnyslön) ablative мореныслысь (morenyslyś) мореясныслысь (morejasnyslyś) dative мореныслы (morenysly) мореясныслы (morejasnysly) inessive мореаныс (moreanys) мореясаныс (morejasanys) elative моресьыныс (moreśynys) мореяссьыныс (morejasśynys) illative мореаныс (moreanys) мореясаныс (morejasanys) egressive моресяньныс (moreśańnys) мореяссяньныс (morejasśańnys) approximative мореланьныс (morelańnys) мореясланьныс (morejaslańnys) terminative мореӧдзныс (moreödźnys) мореясӧдзныс (morejasödźnys) prolative I мореӧдныс (moreödnys) мореясӧдныс (morejasödnys) II моретіныс (moretinys) мореястіныс (morejastinys) *) 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.

Synonyms

• саридз (saridź)

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:

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Noun

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

1. sea

Declension

Declension of море

	singular	plural
indefinite	море (more)	мориња (morinja)
definite unspecified	морето (moreto)	морињата (morinjata)
definite proximal	морево (morevo)	морињава (morinjava)
definite distal	морено (moreno)	морињана (morinjana)
vocative	море (more)	мориња (morinja)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek μωρέ (moré).

Interjection

море • (more)

1. An interjection used to threaten someone or reprimand him jokingly.
2. An interjection used to reinforce a vocative phrase directed at a man.

Related terms

• мори (mori)

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
genitive	мор҄а morʹa	мор҄оу morʹu	мор҄ь morʹĭ
dative	мор҄оу morʹu	мор҄ема morʹema	мор҄емъ morʹemŭ
accusative	мор҄е morʹe	мор҄и morʹi	мор҄а morʹa
instrumental	мор҄емь morʹemĭ	мор҄ема morʹema	мор҄и morʹi
locative	мор҄и morʹi	мор҄оу morʹu	мор҄ихъ morʹixŭ
vocative	мор҄е morʹe	мор҄и morʹi	мор҄а morʹa

Old East Slavic

Море.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mȍře.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrʲɛ/→/ˈmɔrʲɛ/→/ˈmɔrʲɛ/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrʲɛ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrʲɛ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔrʲɛ/

• Hyphenation: мо‧ре

Noun

море (more) n (related adjective морьскъ)

1. sea, lake
   • 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex‎^[2], 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

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

• Old Ruthenian: мо́ре (móre), мо́рє (mórje)
  • Belarusian: мо́ра (móra)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: мо́ре (móre)
  • Ukrainian: мо́ре (móre)
• Russian: мо́ре (móre) (see there for further descendants)
  • Taimyr Pidgin Russian: море (more), моря (morja)

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]‎^[3] (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:

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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, relational 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

   к мо́рю ― k mórju ― to the seaside / to the beach

   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)
• Лукомо́рье (Lukomórʹje)
• морехо́д (morexód)
• морско́й (morskój)
• моря́к (morják)
• океан (okean)

Etymology 2

Noun

мо́ре • (móre) m inan

1. prepositional singular of мор (mor)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

мо̑ре n (Latin spelling mȏre, relational adjective мо̀рскӣ)

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

See also

• окѐа̄н

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed 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^[4] (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]

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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)