Contionary:mori

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Ganymedian

Etymology

From Spanish morir; irregular past derived from murió.

Pronunciation

Verb

mori (irregular past morí or murí, future tamori, subjunctive kemori, infinitive kumori)

  1. (poetic, archaic) to die, to be killed
    Synonyms: desisi, desi
    Antonym: boni
    aqui yase ijo boliba, morī para libertade
    Here lies Hijo Bolivár, [who] died for liberty. (epitaph of Hijo Bolivár in pseudo-Spanish Ganymedian)
  2. to be martyred
    Juana ya Arko morí para wamini ye na wadambi ya reí ya Fransia.
    Joan of Arc was martyred for her beliefs and for the sins of the king of France.