mouothi

Norman

Alternative forms

• mouorir (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French morir, from Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Classical Latin morior, morī, from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Verb

mouothi

1. (Jersey) to die

Synonyms

• trépâsser
• (idiomatic):
  • câsser sa pipe (literally “to break one's pipe”)
  • pâsser l'pas (literally “to pass the threshold”)
  • patchi ses vailes (literally “to pack one's sails”)

Antonyms

• naître (“to be born”)