morter
Catalan
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔrˈteːr/, /ˈmɔrtɛr/, /ˈmɔːrtɛr/
Noun
morter (plural morteres)
- A mortar (bowl which a pestle is used in)
- Grout or mortar (that which holds bricks together)
- A bowl with fuel inside used for a light source.
- Any kind of bowl, vessel, or indentation.
- (rare) A bowl that wrongdoers are forced to carry.
References
- “mō̆rtẹ̄̆r (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-07.
- “mō̆rtẹ̄̆r (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-07.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural mortere, definite plural morterne)
- a mortar (small bowl)
- morter og pistil - mortar and pestle
Noun
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural morterer, definite plural morterene)
- a mortar (military weapon)
See also
- mortar (Nynorsk) (small bowl)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural morterar, definite plural morterane)
- a mortar (military weapon)
References
- “morter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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