morir

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [muˈɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈɾiɾ]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

morir (first-person singular present moro, first-person singular preterite morí, past participle mort)

1. to die

Related terms

• mort

Further reading

• “morir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “morir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “morir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “morir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Verb

morir

1. to die

Conjugation

    Conjugation of morir

		simple			compound
infinitive		morir			étre môrt
gerund		morent			étent môrt
auxiliary verb		étre
past participle		masculine			feminine
	singular	môrt			[Term?]
	plural	[Term?]			[Term?]
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		jo (j')	tu (t')	il/elli	nos	vos	ils
	present	môro	môrs	môrt	morens	morids	môront
	imperfect	morien	morias	moriêt	morians	moriâds	moriant
	preterite	mori	moris	morit	morirons	morites, morirâds	moriront
	future	moriré	morirés	morirat	morirens	moriréds	moriront
	conditional	moriren	moririas	morirêt	moririans	moririâds	moririant
compound tenses	present perfect	present indicative of étre + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of étre + past participle
	past anterior	preterite indicative of étre + past participle
	future perfect	future indicative of étre + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of étre + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il/el	que nos	que vos	qu'ils/els
	present	môro	môres	môre	morans	moriâds	môrant
	imperfect	morissen	morissias	morisse	morissians	morissiâds	morissant
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of étre + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of étre + past participle
imperative		—	te	—	nos	vos	—
			môrs		morens	morids

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Ladin

Alternative forms

• morì

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

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.

Conjugation of morir (fourth conjugation, irregular)

infinitive	morir, morì
auxiliary verb		ester	gerund		—
past participle		mort
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	ie	tu	el / ela	nos	vos	ei / eles
present	muere	mueres	muer	morion	morieis	muer
imperfect	morive	morives	moriva	morivan	morivais	moriva
future	moriré	moriras	morirà	moriron	morireis	morirà
subjunctive	che ie	che tu	che el / ela	che nos	che vos	che ei / eles
present	muere	mueres	muere	morion	morieis	muere
imperfect	morisse	morisses	morissa	morissan	morissais	morissa
imperative	–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
	—	muer	—	—	moride	—

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• mourir (Provençal)

Etymology

From Old Occitan morir, from Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Verb

morir

1. to die

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• mort

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Old French

Alternative forms

• murir

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Verb

morir

1. (intransitive) to die
   • circa 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar

     Kar ne se volt laissier murir

     Because he didn't want to let himself die

2. (transitive, rare, takes avoir as an auxiliary) to kill
   • 12^th 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.

    Conjugation of morir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		morir			estre mort
gerund		en morant			gerund of estre + past participle
present participle		morant
past participle		mort
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	muir	muers	muert	morons	morez	muerent
	imperfect	moroie, moreie	moroies, moreies	moroit, moreit	moriiens, moriens	moriiez, moriez	moroient, moreient
	preterite	morui, mori	morus, moris	moru, mori	morumes, morimes	morustes, moristes	morurent, morirent
	future	morrai	morras	morra	morrons	morroiz, morreiz, morrez	morront
	conditional	morroie, morreie	morroies, morreies	morroit, morreit	morriiens, morriens	morriiez, morriez	morroient, morreient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of estre + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of estre + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of estre + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of estre + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of estre + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	muire, muere, muerge	muires, mueres, muerges	muire, muere, muerge	morons, muiriens, muirons, muerons, muergiens, muerjons	morez, muiriez, muerez, muergiez	muirent, muerent, muergent
	imperfect	morusse, morisse	morusses, morisses	morust, morist	morussons, morussiens, morissons, morissiens	morussoiz, morussez, morussiez, morissoiz, morissez, morissiez	morussent, morissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of estre + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of estre + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	muir	—	morons	morez	—

Related terms

• mort

Descendants

• Middle French: mourir
  • French: mourir
• Norman: mouothi (Jersey), mouorir (Guernsey)
• Walloon: mori

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Verb

morir

1. to die (stop being alive)

Related terms

• mort

Descendants

• Catalan: morir
• Occitan: morir

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “mori”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume
  , page 132

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾiɾ/ [moˈɾiɾ]

Verb

1. to die

   Synonyms: estirar la pata, fallecer, morirse, palmar, petatearse

   Yo sueño con verte morir.

   I dream about watching you die.

Derived terms

• de casi no se muere nadie
• la esperanza es la última que muere
• por la boca muere la pez
• quien a hierro mata, a hierro muere

 

Related terms

• moribundo
• mortal
• muerte
• muerto

 

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Venetian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-. Compare Italian morire.

Verb

morir

1. (intransitive) to die

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of morir (third conjugation, irregular past participle)

infinitive	morir
auxiliary verb		èser	gerund		moréndo
past participle		morto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	moriso	(te) morisi	(el/ła) morise	morimo	morì	(i/łe) morise
imperfect	morìa	(te) morivi	(el/ła) morìa	morìvimo	morivi	(i/łe) morìa
future	morirò	(te) morirè	(el/ła) morirà	morirémo	morirè	(i/łe) morirà
conditional	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	morirìa	(te) moririsi	(el/ła) morirìa	morirìsimo	moririsi	(i/łe) morirìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	morisa	(te) morisi	(el/ła) morisa	morimo	morì	(i/łe) morisa
imperfect	morise	(te) morisi	(el/ła) morise	morisimo	morisi	(i/łe) morise
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) morisi	(el/ła) morisa	morimo	morì	(i/łe) morisa