mora

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a delay
2. (feminine) a delay in the payment of a debt
3. (feminine) a mulct for not paying a debt in time
4. (feminine) mora (unit of syllable weight)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of morar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of morar:

morar

1. to live, reside (have permanent residence)
2. (Brazil, dated, slang) to get it; to understand

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Concepts

delay

overdue

mora

Synonyms

demora

atraso

Translations

تَأْخِير

تَأَخَّر

mora

Verzögerung

Mora

délai

retard

more

mora

دواخستن

پاشخستن

vertraging

mora

mora

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: mora

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin mora (“delay”).

Sentences

" Ele mora no oásis Al-Fayoum?", seu amigo havia dito .

“Does he live in the Al-Fayoum oasis?” his friend had said.

Quem mora em regiões onde acontecem tsunamis fica em perigo iminente após um terremoto .

Those who live in regions where tsunamis occur are in imminent danger after an earthquake.