mohair – English noun declension

English noun forms of mohair

Noun: mohair
Singularmohair
Pluralmohairs

Sample Sentences

  • mohair goat, mohair kid

Etymology

Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, “to choose”). Form influenced by hair through folk etymology. Doublet of moire; compare mockado. See: Italian Nouns 'mocaiardo'.

Verbs referencing "mohair"

English Nouns moire, French Nouns moire, Italian Nouns moire, French Nouns mohair, Italian Nouns mohair, Catalan Nouns moher, Italian Nouns amoerro, Russian Nouns мохер, German Nouns Mohair.