# morar
## Asturian
### Verb

morar
* (intransitive) to reside; to dwell; to abide
    Synonym: vivir

#### Conjugation
### References

* Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese morar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably borrowed from Latin morārī.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moˈɾaɾ/

### Verb

morar (first-person singular present moro, first-person singular preterite morei, past participle morado)
* (intransitive) to live, reside, dwell
* (intransitive, of children) to play housework

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* morada
* morador

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “morar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mora”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “morar”, 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), “morar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “morar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “morari”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 124

## Ladino
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish morar, probably borrowed from Latin morārī.

### Verb

morar (Hebrew spelling מוראר)
* (intransitive) to reside; to dwell; to abide
    Synonyms: abitar, bivir, rezidir
** 1997, Aki Yerushalayim‎, numbers 56–58, page 55:En otro blok del kampo agora 'sta morando.The market square resides on another block of the camp.

#### Derived terms

* morada
* morador

### References

* ↑ “morar”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin morārī.

### Verb

morar
* (intransitive) to reside; to dwell; to abide
** a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Xeral Historia [General Story], translation of General Estoria (in Old Spanish); republished as Ramón Martínez López, editor, General Estoria: versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, 1963, page 200:Et deste Ysmael vierom outrosy os barbaros gazules, et genetes, et todas las maneyras de alaraues daqueles que moram [em] tẽdas et nõ querem morar em casas […]And likewise came Ishmael’s Arab barbarians, knights, and all kinds of Arabs from those who dwell in shops and will not to reside in houses.

#### Descendants

* Galician: morar
* Portuguese: morar

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “morar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “morar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “morar”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
* ↑ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “morari”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 124

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin morārī.

### Verb

morar
* (intransitive) to reside; to dwell; to abide
** c. 1280, Alfonso X, General Estoria, tercera parte, (published by Pedro Sánchez-Prieto Borja and Bautista Horcajada Diezma, 1994, Madrid: Gredos, page 344):[…] e si respuende que non quier con el morar & que quiere maldizer el nonbre de Jhesu Cristo e lo quiere traer a la su carrera mala e a otro pecado mortal, dara la Iglesia a este otro licençia que case.[in the context of a man converted from Judaism to Christianity, regarding his Jewish wife] […] and if she replies that she wills not to live with him anymore, and that she is willing to curse the name of Jesus Christ and take him [back] to her bad ways or some other mortal sin, the Church shall give him a licence to [re]marry.

#### Descendants

* Ladino: morar, מוראר
* Spanish: morar

### References

* Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “morar”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 349
* ↑ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “morari”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 124

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese morar, probably borrowed from Latin morārī.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /moˈɾa(ʁ)/ [moˈɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /moˈɾa(ʁ)/ [moˈɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /moˈɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /moˈɾa(ʁ)/ [moˈɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /moˈɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /muˈɾaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /muˈɾaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /muˈɾa.ɾi/
* Homophone: murar (Portugal)
* Hyphenation: mo‧rar

### Verb

morar (first-person singular present moro, first-person singular preterite morei, past participle morado)
* to live, reside (have permanent residence)
    Synonyms: habitar, residir, viver
* (Brazil, slang, dated) to get it; to understand
    Você não manda em mim, morou? ― I don't take orders from you, got it?

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* morada
* moradia

### References

* ↑ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “morari”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 124

## Romanian
### Etymology

From moară +‎ -ar or from Latin molārius. Compare Aromanian murar, Spanish molero.

### Noun

morar m (plural morari)
* miller
* mealworm

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish morar, probably borrowed from Latin morārī.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moˈɾaɾ/ [moˈɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: mo‧rar

### Verb

morar (first-person singular present moro, first-person singular preterite moré, past participle morado)
* (intransitive) to reside; to dwell; to abide
    Synonyms: vivir, habitar, residir
* to sojourn
* to indwell (+ en)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* morada

### References

* ↑ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “morari”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 124

### Further reading

* “morar”, 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