moher

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English mohair, ultimately from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈɛr]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈɛr]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈer]

Noun

moher m (plural mohers)

1. mohair
2. a garment made from mohair

Related terms

• moaré

Further reading

• “moher” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mohair. Doublet of mora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.xɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔxɛr
• Syllabification: mo‧her

Noun

moher m inan (related adjective moherowy)

1. mohair

   Hypernym: wełna

Declension

Declension of moher

	singular
nominative	moher
genitive	moheru
dative	moherowi
accusative	moher
instrumental	moherem
locative	moherze
vocative	moherze

Noun

moher m pers

1. (chiefly in the plural, derogatory, slang) mohair beret (mocking term for elderly or middle-aged people associated with the conservative current of Polish Catholicism, represented by Radio Maryja, among others)

   Synonym: moherowy beret

Declension

Declension of moher

	singular	plural
nominative	moher	moherzy/mohery/mohery (deprecative)
genitive	mohera	moherów
dative	moherowi	moherom
accusative	mohera	moherów
instrumental	moherem	moherami
locative	moherze	moherach
vocative	moherze	moherzy/mohery

Related terms

nouns

• moherowy beret

 

Further reading

• moher in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• moher in Polish dictionaries at PWN