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noun · femininesecond declension

mōrus1

mōrus f (genitive mōrī)
Classical[ˈmoː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.rus]

Meaning

  1. the black mulberry tree

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemōrusmōrī
genitivemōrīmōrōrum
dativemōrōmōrīs
accusativemōrummōrōs
ablativemōrōmōrīs
vocativemōremōrī

mōrus, i, f., = μῶρα or μορέα,
I. a mulberry-tree: arbor ibi, niveis uberrima pomis, Ardua morus erat, Ov. M. 4, 89; cf. Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 74.

Origins

From mōrum (“mulberry fruit”) or Ancient Greek μορέᾱ (moréā, “mulberry tree”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchmûre
  • Italianmoro
  • Romanianmur
  • Englishmorula
  • Ukrainianмо́рваfrom Polish morwa
  • Proto-West Germanic*mōrubaʀi
North Italian
  • Romagnolmór
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptму̑рва
  • Latin scriptmȗrva
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mōrus2
mōrus (feminine mōra, neuter mōrum)
Classical[ˈmoː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefoolish, silly, pixilated

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemōrusmōramōrum
genitivemōrīmōraemōrī
dativemōrōmōraemōrō
accusativemōrummōrammōrum
ablativemōrōmōrāmōrō
vocativemōremōramōrum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemōrīmōraemōra
genitivemōrōrummōrārummōrōrum
dativemōrīsmōrīsmōrīs
accusativemōrōsmōrāsmōra
ablativemōrīsmōrīsmōrīs
vocativemōrīmōraemōra

mōrus, a, um, adj., = μωρός,
I. foolish, silly (Plautin.).
I. Adj.: amor mores hominum moros et morosos facit, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 43: ut hoc utimur more moro molestoque, id. Men. 4, 2, 1.—
II. Subst.
A. mōrus, i, m., a fool, simpleton: morus es, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 78.—
B. mōra, ae, f., a foolish woman, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 17.— Hence, adv.: mōrē, foolishly (Plautin.): more hoc fit atque stulte, Plaut. Stich. 5, 1, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós).

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Morus3
Morus m sg (genitive Morī)
Classical[ˈmɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinmasculinesingulara surname from English — famously held by
  2. New LatinmasculinesingularThomas More (1478–1535), English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian and noted Renaissance humanist.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMorus—
genitiveMorī—
dativeMorō—
accusativeMorum—
ablativeMorō—
vocativeMore—

Origins

English Morebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin Morus From English More + Latin -us.

Quick answers

What does mōrus mean in Latin?
mōrus, a noun, means “the black mulberry tree”.
What is the genitive of mōrus?
The genitive singular is mōrī. mōrus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce mōrus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmoː.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔː.rus].