μωρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Generally compared with Sanskrit मूर (mūrá, dull, stupid, foolish), from Proto-Indo-European *mowHrós, *muHrós (dull, stupid).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μωρός • (mōrós) m (feminine μωρᾱ́, neuter μωρόν); first/second declension

  1. slow, sluggish
  2. slow, dull, foolish, stupid
  3. insipid, flavorless, flat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: μωρός (morós)
  • Old Armenian: մորոս (moros)

From the neuter singular:

  • Greek: μωρό (moró, baby)
  • Mingrelian: ბორო (boro)
  • English: moron (learned) (see there for further descendants)

From the masculine vocative singular:

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈɾos/
  • Hyphenation: μω‧ρός

Adjective

μωρός • (morós) m (feminine μωρή, neuter μωρό)

  1. stupid, silly, daft, simple
    Δεν θέλω να κάθομαι να ακούω μωρές κουβέντες.
    Den thélo na káthomai na akoúo morés kouvéntes.
    I don't want to sit and listen to stupid conversations.

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