morir

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan morir, from Latin morīrī, variant of morī.

Pronunciation

Verb

morir (first-person singular present moro, first-person singular preterite morí, past participle mort); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to die

Conjugation

Further reading

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin morī(rī).

Verb

morir (ORB, broad)

  1. to die
    Antonym: vivre

Conjugation

References

  • mourir in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • morir in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

Italian

Verb

morir (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of morire

Ladin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin morīrī, variant of morī.

Verb

morir

  1. to die

Conjugation

  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan morir, from Latin morīrī, variant of morī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈɾi/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

morir

  1. to die

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin morīrī, variant of morī. The sense of "to kill" may have been back-formed from the Latin ancestor's deponent nature.

Pronunciation

Verb

morir

  1. (intransitive) to die
  2. (transitive, rare, takes avoir as an auxiliary) to kill
    • 12th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:
      Se l'avés mort il m'en poise forment.
      If you have killed him, it will bother me greatly.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem muer distinct from the unstressed stem mor, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Middle French: mourir
    • French: mourir
      • Haitian Creole: mouri
      • Louisiana Creole: mouri
  • Norman: mouorir (Guernsey), mouothi (Jersey)
  • Picard: moérir
  • Walloon: mori

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin morīrī, variant of morī.

Verb

morir

  1. to die

Descendants

References

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin morīrī, variant of morī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈɾiɾ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: mo‧rir

Verb

morir (first-person singular present muero, first-person singular preterite morí, past participle muerto)

  1. to die
    Synonyms: estirar la pata, fallecer, morirse, palmar, petatearse
    La caballerosidad no ha muerto.
    Chivalry is not dead.
  2. (reflexive) to die
    Antonym: vivir

Usage notes

  • The reflexive form of this verb, morirse, is more colloquial, while the non-reflexive form, morir, is more formal.
  • Widely used figuratively, as in English:
    • Me morí del aburrimientoI died of boredom
    • Me morí del sustoI died of fright

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin morīrī, variant of morī.

Verb

morir

  1. (intransitive) to die

Conjugation

  • Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.