morrer

See also: mørrer

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin morī (via a de-deponentized *morĕre).

Verb

morrer

1. to die

   Ya nin sabemus cuantos murrierun na guerra.

   We don't even know how many died in the war anymore.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• muerte
• muertu

Galician

Alternative forms

• amorrer

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese morrer, morer, from Latin morī (via a de-deponentized *morĕre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈreɾ]

Verb

morrer (first-person singular present morro, first-person singular preterite morrín, past participle morto)
morrer (first-person singular present morro, first-person singular preterite morrim or morri, past participle morrido, short past participle morto, reintegrationist norm)

1. (intransitive) to die
   • 1454, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 174:

     porque en esta çidade e coutos ouuo et ha avido grandes mortaldades, asy en hua casa que caeu, en que morreron logo fasta çento et quareenta et sete personas onrradas, como outrosy por la grande mortaldade et pestelençias que noso señor Deus quiso dar en este ano pasado de çinqueenta et tres, como en este presente ano, en tanto que son falesçidos mays de tres mill personas, o qual é notorio.

     because in this city and its dependencies there were and there have been big mortalities, as for example a building that fell down, in which there died up to a hundred and forty-seven respectable person; as well as because of the big mortality and pestilences that God our Lord sent this last year of fifty-three, as well as this current year, because there have died more than three thousand persons, which is notorious.

2. (pronominal, dated) to die
3. (intransitive, of a fire) to go out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of morrer

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	morrer
Personal	morrer	morreres	morrer	morrermos	morrerdes	morreren
Gerund
	morrendo
Past participle
Masculine	morto			mortos
Feminine	morta			mortas
Indicative
Present	morro	morres	morre	morremos	morredes	morren
Imperfect	morría	morrías	morría	morriamos	morriades	morrían
Preterite	morrín	morriches	morreu	morremos	morrestes	morreron
Pluperfect	morrera	morreras	morrera	morreramos	morrerades	morreran
Future	morrerei	morrerás	morrerá	morreremos	morreredes	morrerán
Conditional	morrería	morrerías	morrería	morreriamos	morreriades	morrerían
Subjunctive
Present	morra	morras	morra	morramos	morrades	morran
Imperfect	morrese	morreses	morrese	morrésemos	morrésedes	morresen
Future	morrer	morreres	morrer	morrermos	morrerdes	morreren
Imperative
Affirmative		morre	morra	morramos	morrede	morran
Negative (non)		non morras	non morra	non morramos	non morrades	non morran

    Reintegrated conjugation of morrer (irregular short past participle) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	morrer
Personal	morrer	morreres	morrer	morrermos	morrerdes	morrerem
Gerund
	morrendo
Short past participle
Masculine	morto1			mortos1
Feminine	morta1			mortas1
Long past participle
Masculine	morrido2			morridos2
Feminine	morrida2			morridas2
Indicative
Present	morro	morres	morre	morremos	morredes, morreis	morrem
Imperfect	morria	morrias	morria	morríamos	morríades, morríeis, morríais3	morriam
Preterite	morrim, morri	morreste, morreche3	morreu	morremos	morrestes	morrêrom, morreram
Pluperfect	morrera	morreras	morrera	morrêramos	morrêrades, morrêreis, morrêrais3	morreram
Future	morrerei	morrerás	morrerá	morreremos	morreredes, morrereis	morrerám, morrerão
Conditional	morreria	morrerias	morreria	morreríamos	morreríades, morreríeis, morreríais3	morreriam
Subjunctive
Present	morra	morras	morra	morramos	morrades, morrais	morram
Imperfect	morresse	morresses	morresse	morrêssemos	morrêssedes, morrêsseis	morressem
Future	morrer	morreres	morrer	morrermos	morrerdes	morrerem
Imperative
Affirmative		morre	morra	morramos	morrede, morrei	morram
Negative (nom)		nom morras	nom morra	nom morramos	nom morrades, nom morrais	nom morram

¹Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
³Less recommended.

Derived terms

• morrer á miñoca

Related terms

• morriña
• morte
• morto

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “morrer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “morrer”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “morrer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “morrer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “morrer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese morrer, morer, from Latin morī (via a de-deponentized *morĕre).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈʁe(ʁ)/ [moˈhe(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈʁe(ʁ)/ [moˈhe(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moˈʁe(ɾ)/ [moˈhe(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈʁe(ʁ)/ [moˈχe(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈʁe(ɻ)/ [moˈhe(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈʁeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈʁeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈʁe.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mor‧rer

Verb

morrer (first-person singular present morro, first-person singular preterite morri, past participle morrido, short past participle morto)

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

   Synonyms: ir-se, partir, falecer; see also Thesaurus:morrer

   Milhares morreram na guerra.

   Thousands have died in the war.

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

   Synonyms: estragar, partir

   O carro não liga, acho que morreu.

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

6. (intransitive, figurative) to be dead to (to lose all social ties with) [with para ‘someone/a group’]

   Se tu/você te/se casar(es) com ele, morrerá(s) para a nossa família.

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

8. (intransitive) to die; to die out (to cease to exist)

   Synonym: desaparecer

   Os dinossauros morreram na pré-história.

   Dinosaurs died in prehistory.

10. (intransitive) to feel to an extreme degree [with de ‘a condition, e.g. hunger/thirst/heat/cold’]

    Estou a morrer/morrendo de fome e de frio!

    I am starving and freezing!

12. (intransitive, of a game) to die at (to not go past a given value) [with em ‘a score’]

    O jogo morreu no zero a zero.

    The game died at nil-nil.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of morrer (irregular short past participle) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	morrer
Personal	morrer	morreres	morrer	morrermos	morrerdes	morrerem
Gerund
	morrendo
Short past participle
Masculine	morto1			mortos1
Feminine	morta1			mortas1
Long past participle
Masculine	morrido2			morridos2
Feminine	morrida2			morridas2
Indicative
Present	morro	morres	morre	morremos	morreis	morrem
Imperfect	morria	morrias	morria	morríamos	morríeis	morriam
Preterite	morri	morreste	morreu	morremos	morrestes	morreram
Pluperfect	morrera	morreras	morrera	morrêramos	morrêreis	morreram
Future	morrerei	morrerás	morrerá	morreremos	morrereis	morrerão
Conditional	morreria	morrerias	morreria	morreríamos	morreríeis	morreriam
Subjunctive
Present	morra	morras	morra	morramos	morrais	morram
Imperfect	morresse	morresses	morresse	morrêssemos	morrêsseis	morressem
Future	morrer	morreres	morrer	morrermos	morrerdes	morrerem
Imperative
Affirmative		morre	morra	morramos	morrei	morram
Negative (não)		não morras	não morra	não morramos	não morrais	não morram

¹Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:morrer.

Related terms

• moribundo
• morrediço
• morredor
• morredouro
• mortal
• morte f
• morto (adjective)

 

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: muri
• Kabuverdianu: móri
• Kristang: mureh
• Macanese: morê
• Papiamentu: muri

Further reading

• “morrer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “morrer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “morrer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024