мавр

Nivkh

Noun

мавр (mavr)

  1. (Amur, zoology) drake

Synonyms

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Maure or Latin Maurus. Doublet of му́рин (múrin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mavr]

Noun

мавр • (mavr) m anim (genitive ма́вра, nominative plural ма́вры, genitive plural ма́вров)

  1. Moor (a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people)
    Synonyms: ара́б (aráb), ара́п (aráp); маврита́нец (mavritánec)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мавр”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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