moror

Latin

Etymology

From mora (“delay”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ror/

Verb

moror (present infinitive morārī, perfect active morātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. I linger, loiter.
2. I delay, hinder.

Inflection

Conjugation of moror (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	moror	morāris, morāre	morātur	morāmur	morāminī	morantur
	imperfect	morābar	morābāris, morābāre	morābātur	morābāmur	morābāminī	morābantur
	future	morābor	morāberis, morābere	morābitur	morābimur	morābiminī	morābuntur
	perfect	morātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	morātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	morātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	morer	morēris, morēre	morētur	morēmur	morēminī	morentur
	imperfect	morārer	morārēris, morārēre	morārētur	morārēmur	morārēminī	morārentur
	perfect	morātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	morātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	morāre	—	—	morāminī	—
	future	—	morātor	morātor	—	—	morantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		morārī, morārier1	morātus esse	morātūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		morāns	morātus	morātūrus	—	—	morandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		morārī, morārier1	morandī	morandō	morandum	morātum	morātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.

Derived terms

• commoror
• dēmoror
• immoror
• remoror

Descendants

• Portuguese: morar
• Spanish: morar

References

• moror in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• moror in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “moror” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• moror in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016