moiré

See also: moire, Moire, móire, and möire

English

Etymology

From French moiré (“watered, clouded”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwaˈɹeɪ/, also /mɔˈɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

moiré (countable and uncountable, plural moirés)

2. A pattern that emerges when two grids are superimposed over one another, sometimes unintended or undesirable in many applications, such as in weaving, screenprinting, and halftoning.
4. A fabric, often silk, which has a watery or wavelike appearance.

Derived terms

• moiré pattern

Translations

pattern

• Finnish: interferenssikuvio
• Polish: mora (pl) f

fabric

• Finnish: moaree (fi), moiré (fi)
• Polish: mora (pl) f

Verb

moiré (third-person singular simple present moirés, present participle moiréing, simple past and past participle moiréed)

1. (transitive) To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).

Anagrams

• meroi

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɑreː/, [ˈmo̞ɑ̝re̞ː]
• Syllabification^(key): moi‧ré

Noun

moiré

1. Alternative form of moaree

Declension

Inflection of moiré (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		moiré	moirét
genitive		moirén	moiréiden moiréitten
partitive		moiréta	moiréita
illative		moiréhen	moiréihin
		singular	plural
nominative		moiré	moirét
accusative	nom.	moiré	moirét
	gen.	moirén
genitive		moirén	moiréiden moiréitten
partitive		moiréta	moiréita
inessive		moiréssa	moiréissa
elative		moirésta	moiréista
illative		moiréhen	moiréihin
adessive		moirélla	moiréilla
ablative		moirélta	moiréilta
allative		moirélle	moiréille
essive		moiréna	moiréina
translative		moiréksi	moiréiksi
abessive		moirétta	moiréitta
instructive		—	moiréin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of moiré (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moiréni moiréni accusative nom. moiréni moiréni gen. moiréni genitive moiréni moiréideni moiréitteni partitive moirétani moiréitani inessive moiréssani moiréissani elative moiréstani moiréistani illative moiréheni moiréihini adessive moiréllani moiréillani ablative moiréltani moiréiltani allative moirélleni moiréilleni essive moirénani moiréinani translative moirékseni moiréikseni abessive moiréttani moiréittani instructive — — comitative — moiréineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moirési moirési accusative nom. moirési moirési gen. moirési genitive moirési moiréidesi moiréittesi partitive moirétasi moiréitasi inessive moiréssasi moiréissasi elative moiréstasi moiréistasi illative moiréhesi moiréihisi adessive moiréllasi moiréillasi ablative moiréltasi moiréiltasi allative moiréllesi moiréillesi essive moirénasi moiréinasi translative moiréksesi moiréiksesi abessive moiréttasi moiréittasi instructive — — comitative — moiréinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moirémme moirémme accusative nom. moirémme moirémme gen. moirémme genitive moirémme moiréidemme moiréittemme partitive moirétamme moiréitamme inessive moiréssamme moiréissamme elative moiréstamme moiréistamme illative moiréhemme moiréihimme adessive moiréllamme moiréillamme ablative moiréltamme moiréiltamme allative moiréllemme moiréillemme essive moirénamme moiréinamme translative moiréksemme moiréiksemme abessive moiréttamme moiréittamme instructive — — comitative — moiréinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moirénne moirénne accusative nom. moirénne moirénne gen. moirénne genitive moirénne moiréidenne moiréittenne partitive moirétanne moiréitanne inessive moiréssanne moiréissanne elative moiréstanne moiréistanne illative moiréhenne moiréihinne adessive moiréllanne moiréillanne ablative moiréltanne moiréiltanne allative moiréllenne moiréillenne essive moirénanne moiréinanne translative moiréksenne moiréiksenne abessive moiréttanne moiréittanne instructive — — comitative — moiréinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moirénsa moirénsa accusative nom. moirénsa moirénsa gen. moirénsa genitive moirénsa moiréidensa moiréittensa partitive moirétaan moirétansa moiréitaan moiréitansa inessive moiréssaan moiréssansa moiréissaan moiréissansa elative moiréstaan moiréstansa moiréistaan moiréistansa illative moiréhensa moiréihinsa adessive moiréllaan moiréllansa moiréillaan moiréillansa ablative moiréltaan moiréltansa moiréiltaan moiréiltansa allative moirélleen moiréllensa moiréilleen moiréillensa essive moirénaan moirénansa moiréinaan moiréinansa translative moirékseen moiréksensa moiréikseen moiréiksensa abessive moiréttaan moiréttansa moiréittaan moiréittansa instructive — — comitative — moiréineen moiréinensa

Further reading

• “moiré”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

From moire +‎ -é.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwa.ʁe/

• Audio:

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Adjective

moiré (feminine moirée, masculine plural moirés, feminine plural moirées)

1. (design, textiles) moiré, watered (effect)
2. (figuratively) shimmering

Noun

moiré m (plural moirés)

1. moiré, watered effect, clouded effect

Descendants

• → Catalan: moaré
• → English: moiré

Further reading

• “moiré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.