mortar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɒtə/ (Eastern-New-England)
- /ˈmɔːtə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmɔɹtɚ/ early 20th century General American, near-obsolete
- /ˈmɔːtə/ Manchester, Wales without the horse–hoarse merger
- /ˈmoɹtɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈmɔɾtəɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈmoːtə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
From Middle English morter, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortarium.
Meanings
-
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
The holy hearth! If any earthly and material thing, or rather a divine idea embodied in brick and mortar, might be supposed to possess the permanence of moral truth, it was this.
1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Fire Worship”, in Mosses from an Old Manse:
- (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
- (countable, historical) A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories.
- (countable) A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories.
- (countable) In paper milling, a trough in which material is hammered.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mortars | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| morter | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
brick-and-mortar · mortary · bricks-and-mortar · brick and mortar · air mortar · diamond mortar · mortar and pestle · mortarman · mortarboard · clicks and mortar · mortar hoe · life mortar · mortarlike · antimortar · pestle and mortar · trench mortar · debris mortar · micromortar · mortarless · lime mortar
Descendants
Synonyms
pestle and mortar · mortar and pestle
Translations (342)
bho ओखर (vessel used to grind ingredients) · nl mortier (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · tk laý (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · id mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ko 절구 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ko 모르타르 (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · it mortaio (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sk malta (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ru раство́р (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · izh hummar (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sh tarionik (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc moltàgiu (vessel used to grind ingredients) · kk келі (vessel used to grind ingredients) · es pilón (vessel used to grind ingredients) · tr harç (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ee to (vessel used to grind ingredients) · an almirete (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sdh ھاوِنگ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · da mortér (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · sh мерзер (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · mk а́ван (vessel used to grind ingredients) · xcl անկան (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fa ساروج (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · mi mōtā (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · km ត្បាល់ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · de Mörser (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · gl morteiro (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ms lesung (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc murtarju (vessel used to grind ingredients) · yi סטופּע (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ty papahia (vessel used to grind ingredients) · id spesi (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · vec mortèr (vessel used to grind ingredients) · be марці́ра (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · fi heitin (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ro mortier (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ar جُرْن (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ak wodur (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ckb ئاوان (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc murtaju (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ar مِلَاط (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · hi मसाला (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · cs moždíř (vessel used to grind ingredients) · uk морти́ра (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · eo pistujo (vessel used to grind ingredients) · hy շաղախ (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · pt morteiro (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · grc θυεία (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ar هَاوُن (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sh avan (vessel used to grind ingredients) · bg морти́ра (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ota خرج (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ar نِجْر (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ckb ئاوِنگ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · af vysel (vessel used to grind ingredients) · nn mortar (vessel used to grind ingredients) · tr havan topu (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · es argamasa (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sv murbruk (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ga moirtéar (vessel used to grind ingredients) · hu mozsárágyú (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ko 방아확 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc mortaju (vessel used to grind ingredients) · nrf mortchi (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ja 迫撃砲 (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · lt minosvaidis (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ja すり鉢 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · de Mörser (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · fi laasti (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · mi moatā (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · sh минобацач (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · he מֶלֶט (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sh merzer (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ta கல்வம் (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sdh ھاوِن (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ar مِدْفَعُ الهَاوُن (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ko 박격포 (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · hy հավանգ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ar مِهْرَاس (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sv mörsare (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · cmn 砂漿 /砂浆 (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ain ニース (vessel used to grind ingredients) · la mortārium (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ru морти́ра (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · fur mortâr (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pac tupál (vessel used to grind ingredients) · cs malta (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · th ปืนครก (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ta காரை (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sl minomet (vessel used to grind ingredients) · it malta (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ca morter (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · mn уур (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pt argamassa (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sh морт (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · et miinipilduja (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · da morter (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · cmn 臼 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · hu mozsár (vessel used to grind ingredients) · az həvəngdəstə (vessel used to grind ingredients) · lv piesta (vessel used to grind ingredients) · uk міноме́т (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · cs minomet (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · gl masa (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ro piuă (vessel used to grind ingredients) · lt skiedinys (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ota ملاط (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · nb morter (vessel used to grind ingredients) · it mortaio (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · es almirez (vessel used to grind ingredients) · gl morteiro (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · cy morter (vessel used to grind ingredients) · mk минофр́лачка (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · akk 𒈠𒁖𒆪 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · gl almofariz (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ram cahuw (vessel used to grind ingredients) · zza heveng (vessel used to grind ingredients) · et mört (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · es molcajete (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc martaju (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sh малтер (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · arz جرن (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ba киле (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sv mortel (vessel used to grind ingredients) · af mortier (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sh malter (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sh мужар (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sk mínomet (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · be сту́па (vessel used to grind ingredients) · trv duhung (vessel used to grind ingredients) · akk 𒈠𒆹𒌅 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · syc ܡܕܳܟ݂ܬܴܐ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fur pile (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc murtàgliu (vessel used to grind ingredients) · zdj shino (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ru сту́пка (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc murtarzu (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ak woduro (vessel used to grind ingredients) · hy հրասանդ (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · tk suwag (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · be мінамёт (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · mrw lesong (vessel used to grind ingredients) · nci mōlcaxitl (vessel used to grind ingredients) · zza hawane (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ja 擂り鉢 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fa ملات (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sce duiwo (vessel used to grind ingredients) · gl morteiro (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · sl minomet (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · sk mažiar (vessel used to grind ingredients) · th โกร่ง (vessel used to grind ingredients) · oc mortièr (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · mk ма́лтер (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · xnb tarikʉra (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ru сту́па (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pam asung (vessel used to grind ingredients) · gl cacirete (vessel used to grind ingredients) · xcl շաղախ (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · gl morteiro (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · nb mørtel (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sux 𒀉𒆠 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · as খুন্দনা (vessel used to grind ingredients) · hu malter (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · syc ܐܷܣܺܬ݁ܐ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fi kranaatinheitin (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ar هَاوُن (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · sw kinu (vessel used to grind ingredients) · yka linsungan (vessel used to grind ingredients) · bg хороса́н (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · th ครก (vessel used to grind ingredients) · es mortero (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · fr mortier (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sl možnar (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · hu habarcs (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · nrf mortchi (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · gl brónica (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · vi vữa (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · id mortir (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · zza xerc (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sc murtàgiu (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ja 臼 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ga moirtéal (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · syc ܡܠܴܛܳܐ (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · hu vakolat (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · be раство́р (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · nrf mortchi (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sh stupa (vessel used to grind ingredients) · vi cối (vessel used to grind ingredients) · hi ओखली (vessel used to grind ingredients) · mi moatā (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ro mortier (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · mi mōtā (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ro piuliță (vessel used to grind ingredients) · de Granatwerfer (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · gl cal (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sl malta (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · rif ideydi (vessel used to grind ingredients) · gl machaduro (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ja モルタル (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · yo odó (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pt massa (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ast morteru (vessel used to grind ingredients) · nrf mortchi (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · sh ступа (vessel used to grind ingredients) · lki ھەوەنگ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · uk сту́па (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fa هاون (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pl stępa (vessel used to grind ingredients) · cs hmoždíř (vessel used to grind ingredients) · cmn 研缽 /研钵 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · es mortero (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · hu aknavető (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · uk будіве́льний ро́зчин (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ceb lusong (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sh minobacač (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · akl eusong (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pt pilão (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fr mortier (vessel used to grind ingredients) · nl vijzel (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ro mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · gl recebo (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · mt murtal (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · gl armidés (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc maltàgiu (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ja 乳鉢 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · io mortero (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · hy կրաշաղախ (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ar هَاوُن (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · da mørtel (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · pt morteiro (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · hy հավան (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ko 유발 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sk mažiar (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · gl argamasa (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · tr havan (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · kmr hawin (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ca argamassa (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · dsb mjeržel (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pt gral (vessel used to grind ingredients) · mba lusung (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ckb ھاوان (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sux 𒄑𒄤 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fi huhmar (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sh тарионик (vessel used to grind ingredients) · lv java (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · mt tajn tat-tikħil (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · txu kawa (vessel used to grind ingredients) · eo mortero (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · mt murtal (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · yi מערזשער (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fr mortier (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · yi שטייסל (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sai-pyk cahohw (vessel used to grind ingredients) · cmn 迫擊砲 /迫击炮 (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · cmn 灰泥 (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · de Mörtel (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · fr mortier (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ro mojar (vessel used to grind ingredients) · he מרגמה (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · bg хава́н (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fi mortteli (vessel used to grind ingredients) · nl mortier (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · th ปูน (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · xcl սանդ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ca morter (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · pl zaprawa (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · az həvəng (vessel used to grind ingredients) · tsg lusung (vessel used to grind ingredients) · grc ἴγδις (vessel used to grind ingredients) · no bombekaster (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · min lasuang (vessel used to grind ingredients) · es mortero (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pl moździerz (vessel used to grind ingredients) · mk минофр́лач (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · nl mortel (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · tr havan (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · cmn 迫击炮 (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · lv mīnmetējs (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ka კირდუღაბი (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · tl lusong (vessel used to grind ingredients) · la mortārium (vessel used to grind ingredients) · hu mozsár (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ta உரல் (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sh аван (vessel used to grind ingredients) · es mortero (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · tr havan topu (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · kmr hawin (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · it mortaio (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ur اوکھلی (vessel used to grind ingredients) · uk мущи́р (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · pt almofariz (vessel used to grind ingredients) · zza hawane (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · la mortārium (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · mdh lesung (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pl moździerz (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · sh mužar (vessel used to grind ingredients) · rhg dufoni (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pt morteiro (vessel used to grind ingredients) · id cobek (vessel used to grind ingredients) · kix thām (vessel used to grind ingredients) · lo ປູນ (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ru миномёт (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · el κονίαμα (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · hy սանդ (vessel used to grind ingredients) · scn murtaru (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sv granatkastare (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · cy morter (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · la pīsō (vessel used to grind ingredients) · ang stānlīm (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · axm կաղջին (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · cs moždíř (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · id mortar (vessel used to grind ingredients) · fi mörssäri (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ca morter (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · hy ականանետ (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · akk 𒄑𒄤 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · de Mörser (vessel used to grind ingredients) · cmn 臼炮 (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · tr havan (vessel used to grind ingredients) · xcl տաղախ (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · pt reboco (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · akk 𒌨𒍮 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · el γουδί (vessel used to grind ingredients) · de Mauermörtel (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · ca morter (vessel used to grind ingredients) · bg минохвърга́чка (lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate) · ast morteru (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · jje 방엣혹 (vessel used to grind ingredients) · pl moździerz (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · mi oko (vessel used to grind ingredients) · he מכתש (vessel used to grind ingredients) · sc mortagiu (vessel used to grind ingredients) · nl specie (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · sh mort (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) · nl mortier (vessel used to grind ingredients) · eo bombokanono (short, heavy, large-bore cannon) · ota دیبك (vessel used to grind ingredients) · axm հաւան (vessel used to grind ingredients) · uz keli (vessel used to grind ingredients) · rar rerunga (vessel used to grind ingredients) · rhg faça (vessel used to grind ingredients) · lt minosvaidis (short, heavy, large-bore cannon)
wikidata: Q7905205 · wikipedia: mortar · wikidata: Q189566 · wikidata: Q45778