# morfar
## Danish
### Alternative forms

* morfader

### Etymology

From Old Norse móðurfaðir (“mother's father”).

### Noun

morfar c (singular definite morfaren, plural indefinite morfædre)
* grandfather (maternal grandfather)
* (informal) nap
** 2013, Lone Kühlmann, I medgang og medgang, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Det kunne være en hæmsko, men det kunne også være en fordel. Min historielærer „LilleJensen“ og jeg kunne have lange diskussioner om aktuelle samfundsrelevante emner, mens resten af klassen tog sig en morfar – dengang hed det en lur – ligesom jeg var langt forud for de fleste andre, når det handlede om litteratur, både moderne og klassisk.It could be an obstacle, but it could also be an advantage. My history teacher, "LilleJensen" and I could have long discussions on topics relevant to society while the rest of my class took a nap – back then it was called a snooze – just as I was far ahead of most of the others with respect to literature, both modern and classical.
** 2012, Charlotte Højlund, Moar!: Sådan får du hvilepuls i hverdagen, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:Når så den anden står op, kan den første tage en morfar på sofaen.And then when the other gets up, the first can take a nap on the couch.
** 2012, Britt Tippins, Der er ingen steder at græde her, Art People, →ISBN, page 18:... fordi det aldrig Var meningen, at den skulle indeholde noget Værdifuldt. Blandt meget andet opbevarer jeg håndcreme i små prøvestørrelser, tyggegummi, en pincet, neglelakfjerner, en øjenmaske til når jeg tager en hurtig morfar på sofaen, ...... because it was never meant to contain anything valuable. Among many other things, I keep hand lotion in small samples, chewing gum, a tweezer, nail polish remover, an eye mask for when I take a quick nap on the couch, ...

#### Synonyms

* (nap): lur, skraber

#### Hypernyms

* (grandfather): bedstefar, bessefar (informal)
* (nap):: søvn

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse móðurfaðir (“mother's father”), mor +‎ far.

### Noun

morfar m (definite singular morfaren, indefinite plural morfedre, definite plural morfedrene)
* a mother's father; maternal grandfather

### References

* “morfar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From mor +‎ far.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /¹murfaːr/
* (children) IPA: /¹mufːa/

### Noun

morfar m (definite singular morfaren, indefinite plural morfedrar, definite plural morfedrane)
* maternal grandfather

### See also

* farfar
* farmor
* mormor
* godfar, bestefar
* godmor, bestemor

### References

* “morfar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish morfar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /moʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [mohˈfa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /moʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [mohˈfa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /moɾˈfa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /moʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [moχˈfa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /moɻˈfa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɔɾˈfaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɔɾˈfaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mɔɾˈfa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: mor‧far

### Verb

morfar (first-person singular present morfo, first-person singular preterite morfei, past participle morfado)
* (Portugal, colloquial) to eat
    Synonym: comer

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### References

* ↑ “morfar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “morfar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Uncertain. Likely derived from Italian morfa. Possibly borrowed from French morfer (“to eat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moɾˈfaɾ/ [moɾˈfaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: mor‧far

### Verb

morfar (first-person singular present morfo, first-person singular preterite morfé, past participle morfado)
* (Bolivia, Rioplatense, Paraguay, Lunfardo) to gobble, to scoff, to scarf (to eat voraciously)
** 1930, “Yira, Yira”, Enrique Santos Discépolo (lyrics), performed by Carlos Gardel:Buscando ese mango / Que te haga morfar...Looking for that money / That lets you eat...
* (reflexive, Rioplatense, soccer, slang) to hog the ball

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Descendants

* → Portuguese: morfar

### Further reading

* “morfar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* morfader (uncommon)

### Etymology

From Old Norse móðurfaðir (“mother's father”), mor +‎ far.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

morfar c
* a mother's father; maternal grandfather

#### Declension
### References

* morfar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* morfar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* farmor, formar