esmorzar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• (Valencia) almorzar

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *admordium (“breakfast”), from Latin admordēre (“snack”), but taking a verbal form to complete the series esmorzar, dinar (“to lunch”), berenar (“to have an afternoon snack”), sopar (“to have supper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əz.murˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əz.morˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ez.moɾˈzaɾ]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

esmorzar (first-person singular present esmorzo, first-person singular preterite esmorzí, past participle esmorzat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (Central) to breakfast (first meal of the day)

   Synonyms: (Western) desdejunar, (Mallorca, Menorca) berenar

2. (Western) to have dinner (meal around midday, after breakfast)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esmorzar (first conjugation)

infinitive			esmorzar
gerund			esmorzant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		esmorzat		esmorzada
		plural		esmorzats		esmorzades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esmorzo	esmorzes	esmorza	esmorzem	esmorzeu	esmorzen
	imperfect	esmorzava	esmorzaves	esmorzava	esmorzàvem	esmorzàveu	esmorzaven
	future	esmorzaré	esmorzaràs	esmorzarà	esmorzarem	esmorzareu	esmorzaran
	preterite	esmorzí	esmorzares	esmorzà	esmorzàrem	esmorzàreu	esmorzaren
	conditional	esmorzaria	esmorzaries	esmorzaria	esmorzaríem	esmorzaríeu	esmorzarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esmorzi	esmorzis	esmorzi	esmorzem	esmorzeu	esmorzin
	imperfect	esmorzés	esmorzessis	esmorzés	esmorzéssim	esmorzéssiu	esmorzessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	esmorza	esmorzi	esmorzem	esmorzeu	esmorzin
	negative (no)	—	no esmorzis	no esmorzi	no esmorzem	no esmorzeu	no esmorzin

Coordinate terms

• berenar
• dinar
• sopar

Noun

esmorzar m (plural esmorzars)

1. (Central) breakfast (morning meal)

   Synonym: (Western) desdejuni

2. (Western) dinner (meal after breakfast)

Hypernyms

• menjar, menjada

Further reading

• “esmorzar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “esmorzar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “esmorzar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “esmorzar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)