esmortir
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esmortir (first-person singular present esmorteixo, first-person singular preterite esmortí, past participle esmortit)
- (transitive) to deaden
- (transitive) to muffle
- Synonym: esmorteir
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to pass out
- Synonym: desmaiar
- (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun) to pass away, to die out, to fade
- 1920, Joaquim Ruyra, L'idil·li d'en Temme:
- A l'horitzó marí, el tornassol crepuscular, esmortint-se, moradejava.
- On the marine horizon, the crepuscular sheen, dying away, turned violet.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of esmortir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
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Further reading[edit]
- “esmortir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.