morter

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mortārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [murˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [morˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moɾˈteɾ]

Noun

morter m (plural morters)

1. mortar (mixture for bonding bricks)
2. mortar (weapon)
3. mortar (small bowl used to crush or grind food)

Coordinate terms

• (small bowl): piló

Derived terms

• morterada
• morterot

Further reading

• “morter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mortere, morteer, mortar, moorter

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔrˈteːr/, /ˈmɔrtɛr/, /ˈmɔːrtɛr/

Noun

morter (plural morteres)

1. A mortar (bowl which a pestle is used in)
2. Grout or mortar (that which holds bricks together)
3. A bowl with fuel inside used for a light source.
4. Any kind of bowl, vessel, or indentation.
5. (rare) A bowl that wrongdoers are forced to carry.

Descendants

• English: mortar (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: mortar
• → Welsh: morter, mortar

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mortārium.

Noun

morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural mortere, definite plural morterne)

1. a mortar (small bowl)

   morter og pistil - mortar and pestle

Noun

morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural morterer, definite plural morterene)

1. a mortar (military weapon)

See also

• mortar (Nynorsk) (small bowl)

Etymology 2

Noun

morter m

1. indefinite plural of mort

References

• “morter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mortārium.

Noun

morter m (definite singular morteren, indefinite plural morterar, definite plural morterane)

1. a mortar (military weapon)

References

• “morter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.