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
Declension of мавр (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ма́вр
mávr		 ма́вры
mávry
genitive ма́вра
mávra		 ма́вров
mávrov
dative ма́вру
mávru		 ма́врам
mávram
accusative ма́вра
mávra		 ма́вров
mávrov
instrumental ма́вром
mávrom		 ма́врами
mávrami
prepositional ма́вре
mávre		 ма́врах
mávrax

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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