Asturian

Verb

morrer

1. to die

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• muerte
• muertu

Galician

Etymology

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

Verb

morrer ‎(first-person singular present morro, first-person singular preterite morrín, past participle morrido)

1. to die

Conjugation

Related terms

• morriña
• morte
• morto

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.ˈʁeɾ/
• Hyphenation: mor‧rer

Verb

morrer ‎(first-person singular present indicative morro, past participle morrido)

1. (intransitive) to die (to stop living)

   Milhares morreram na guerra.‎

   Millions have died in the war.

2. (intransitive) to die; to break down (to stop working)

   O carro não liga, acho que morreu.‎

   The car won’t turn on, I think it died.

3. (transitive with para) to die to (to lose all social ties with)

   Se você se casar com ele, morrerá para a nossa família.‎

   If you marry him, you will be dead to our family.

4. (intransitive) to die (to cease to exist)

   Os dinossauros morreram na pré-história.‎

   Dinosaurs died in prehistory.

5. (transitive with de) to feel something to an extreme degree

   Estou morrendo de fome e de frio!‎

   I am starving and freezing!

6. (transitive with em) to die at (not to go past a given value)

   O jogo morreu no zero a zero.‎

   The game died at nil-nil.

Conjugation

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:morrer.

Synonyms

• (to stop living): partir, vestir o paletó de madeira, ir-se
• (to stop working): quebrar, estragar
• (to cease to exist): desaparecer

Related terms

• moribundo
• morrediço
• morredor
• morredouro
• mortal
• morte f
• morto adj

See also

• falecer