μόρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mórom (“mulberry, blackberry”). Compare Middle Irish merenn (“mulberry”), Welsh merwydden, Old Armenian մոր (mor, “blackberry”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μόρον • (móron) n (genitive μόρου); second declension

  1. black mulberry
  2. blackberry

Inflection

  • μορέᾱ (moréā)
  • μόρινος (mórinos)
  • μορόεις (moróeis)

Descendants

  • Greek: μούρο (moúro)
  • → Latin: mōrum
  • →? Turkish: mor (“purple”)

Further reading

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