мавр

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Maure or Latin Maurus.

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)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), мавр”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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