mora

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) delay, or any duration of time
2. (broadly, declension-1, feminine) hindrance
3. (declension-1, feminine) obstacle, impediment

Concepts

delay

mulberry

obstacle

mora

Synonyms

morum

Translations

mora

móra

moerbei

amora

Maulbeere

dut

mora

tû

μούρο

obstacle

mûre

εμπόδιο

more

Hindernis

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɔ.ra]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *morā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to fall into thinking, remember, care for”).
Some offer as cognates Latin memor, Ancient Greek μέρμηρα (mérmēra), μέριμνα (mérimna), μάρτυρ (mártur), μέλλω (méllō).