mortier

See also: Mortier
Brass morter and pestle

English

Etymology

French mortier

Noun

mortier (plural mortiers)

  1. A cap of state worn by legal functionaries in France.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch mortier, from Middle French mortier, from Old French [Term?], from Latin mortārium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔrˈtiːr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: mor‧tier
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

mortier m (plural mortieren, diminutive mortiertje n)

  1. mortar (cannon with near-vertical orientation)
  2. mortar (bowl for grinding and crushing)
    Synonym: vijzel
  3. (slang) fireworks shell
    Synonym: mortierbom

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: monti
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: monti (dated)
  • → Indonesian: mortir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mortier, inherited from Latin mortārium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔʁ.tje/
  • Audio ("le mortier")(file)

Noun

mortier m (plural mortiers)

  1. mortar (mixture for bonding building blocks) [from c. 1160]
  2. mortar (artillery) [from c. 1450]
  3. mortar (small bowl used to crush or grind food) [from c. 1170]
  4. mortarboard (academic's ceremonial headgear) [from 1461]

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mortier.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mor.tiˈer/

Noun

mortier n (plural mortiere)

  1. mortar (an artillery weapon)

Declension
Declension of mortier
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mortier mortierul (niște) mortiere mortierele
genitive/dative (unui) mortier mortierului (unor) mortiere mortierelor
vocative mortierule mortierelor

See also

Further reading
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