verbfirst conjugation, deponent
moror1
moror (present infinitive morārī or morārier, perfect active morātus sum)
Classical[ˈmɔ.rɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.ror]
№ 581 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- deponentintransitiveto linger, loiter, spend time with
Prīmum argūmentum compositae mentis exīstimō posse cōnsistere et sēcum morārī.
The first proof of a well-ordered mind, I believe, [is] the ability to remain in one place and to linger with itself.c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 1.2.1 - deponenttransitiveto delay, hinder
- deponenttransitivewith negationto delay, hinder
aliquem nihil morārī
to drop one's charges against someone (a customary formula for abandoning an accusation and dismissing an accused person)aliquid nihil morārī
to let a thing go, to not be opposed to something; to not value, not to care about something; to not want - deponenttransitiveto impede, detain, cause to wait, hinder, hold back, stay
“Quid struit, aut quā spē inimīcā in gente morātur,
[Jupiter speaks:] “What does [Aeneas] intend, or what hope detains him among hostile people, [such that] he disregards his Ausonian children and the Lavinian fields?”29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.235–236
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
maneō nec eō; quī morātur, tardē venit.moror -ārī morātus — in Mille Verba, ch. Līmes: ad Carnuntum
maneō, commorormoror -ārī — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 3
tardō, maneōmoror -ārī — in Metamorphoses I, †
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Manere · Morari · Tardare · Detinere
1. Manere (from μένειν) denotes remaining, in opp. to going away; whereas morari (from βραδύς) denotes tarrying, as an interruption of motion, in opp. to going forwards. Cic. Sen. 23. Commorandi natura deversorium nobis, non habitandi dedit. Hence in Tac. H. ii. 48. Irent propere neu remanendo iram victoris asperarent,—the reading remorando deserves the preference. 2. Morari aliquem means, to prevail upon any one to stay of his own free will by proposing conditions, like διατρίβειν; tardare, to prevent a person’s hastening on his way by opposing difficulties, like βραδύνειν; detinere, to hinder him from going forwards by force, like κατέχειν. Tardare has generally an action for its object2; detinere, a person; morari, either. (iii. 298.)
2 [But: nos Etesiæ valde tardarunt.]
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | moror | morābar | morābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | morāris morāre | morābāris morābāre | morāberis morābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | morātur | morābātur | morābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | morāmur | morābāmur | morābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | morāminī | morābāminī | morābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | morantur | morābantur | morābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | morer | morārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | morēris morēre | morārēris morārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | morētur | morārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | morēmur | morārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | morēminī | morārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | morentur | morārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | morāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | morāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | morātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | morātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | morantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | morārī morārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | morātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | morātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | morāns | — |
| perfect participle | morātus morāta, morātā, morātae, morātam, morātārum, morātās, morāte, morātī, morātīs, morātō, morātōrum, morātōs | — |
| future participle | morātūrus morātūra, morātūrā, morātūrae, morātūram, morātūrārum, morātūrās, morātūre, morātūrī, morātūrīs, morātūrō, morātūrōrum, morātūrōs, morātūrum | morandus moranda, morandā, morandae, morandam, morandārum, morandās, morande, morandīs, morandōrum, morandōs |
gerundmorandī, morandō, morandumsupinemorātum, morātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- homo bene (male) moratus
- a moral (immoral) man.
mŏror, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. and a. [mora].
I. Neutr., to delay, tarry, stay, wait, remain, linger, loiter (syn.: cesso, cunctor, haesito; class.); eamus ergo ad cenam: quid stas? Thr. Ubi vis:
non moror, i. e. I have no objection, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 6: Lucceius narravit, Brutum valde morari, non tergiversantem, sed exspectantem, si qui forte casus, etc., Cic. Att. 16, 5, 3: quid moror? Hor. C. 2, 17, 6: quid multis moror? why do I linger long? why make a long story of it? Ter. And. 1, 1, 87: ne multis morer, to be brief, in short, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 46, § 104: paulum morandum in his intervallis, Quint. 11, 3, 39: quod adhuc Brundisii moratus es, have tarried, remained, Cic. Fam. 15, 17, 2: in provinciā, id. Att. 7, 1, 5: haud multa moratus, i. e. without delaying long, Verg. A. 3, 610: nec plura moratus, without tarrying any longer, id. ib. 5, 381: rosa quo locorum Sera moretur, may linger, may be, Hor. C. 1, 38, 3: Corycia semper qui puppe moraris, Juv. 14, 267.—With cum: ubi, et cum quibus moreris, stay, reside, Sen. Ep. 32, 1.—With quin: nec morati sunt quin decurrerent ad castra, Liv. 40, 31, 8.—In the part. perf. subst.: ad sexcentos moratorum in citeriore ripā cepit, Liv. 21, 47, 3; 21, 48, 6; cf.: ad duo milia aut moratorum aut palantium per agros interfecta, id. 24, 41, 4; v. Drakenb. ad h. 1.—II. Act., to delay, retard, detain, cause to wait, hinder:
ne affinem morer, Quin, etc., delay, Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 5: argentum non morabor quin feras, id. As. 2, 2, 88: morari ac sustinere impetum hostium, Caes. B. C. 2, 26: conanti dexteram manum, id. ib. 5, 44, 8: eum, Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 28: iter, Caes. B. G. 7, 40: naves, Plin. 9, 25, 41, § 80: morari ab itinere proposito hostem, Liv. 23, 28, 9: morantur pauci Ridiculum et fugientem ex urbe pudorem, Juv. 11, 54.—2. To fix the attention of, to delight, amuse, entertain: morata recte Fabula Valdius oblectat, populum meliusque moratur, Quam, etc., delays, i. e. entertains, Hor. A. P. 321:
carmina, quae possint oculos auresque morari Caesaris, arrest, id. Ep. 1, 13, 17: tardior stilus cogitationem moratur, Quint. 1, 1, 28: profecto non plus biduum aut—Ph. Aut? nihil moror, I will wait no longer, will bear no delay, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 104: egomet convivas moror, keep them waiting, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 120.—B. In partic.: nihil morari aliquem, not to detain a person, to let him go, to dismiss. Thus the consul said when he dismissed the Senate:
Nihil amplius vos moramur, I will detain you no longer, you are dismissed, Capitol. M. Aurel. 10. This is the customary formula for abandoning an accusation and dismissing an accused person: C. Sempronium nihil moror, i. e. I withdraw my accusation against, Liv. 4, 42, 8: cum se nihil morari magistrum equitum pronuntiasset, id. 8, 35, 8: negavit, se Gracchum morari, id. 43, 16, 16.—Hence, 2. Trop.: nihil morari (with acc., an object-clause, or quo minus), to let a thing go, i. e. not to value or regard, to care nothing about it, to have nothing to say against it, etc.:
nam vina nihil moror illius orae, care nothing for it, am not fond of it, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 16: officium, id. ib. 2, 1, 264: nec dona moror, Verg. A. 5, 400: nil ego istos moror faeceos mores, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 18 Brix ad loc.—With object-clauses: alieno uti nihil moror, I do not want to, Plaut. Capt. prol. 16: nihil moror, eos salvos esse, et ire quo jubetis, am not opposed to it, have nothing to say against it, Ant. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 17, 35: nil moror eum tibi esse amicum, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 56.— With quominus: nihil ego quidem moror, quominus decemviratu abeam, I do not hesitate to, I will immediately, Liv. 3, 54, 4. —Hence, * mŏrātē, adv., lingeringly, slowly: moratius, Sen. Q. N. 6, 14, 3.!*? 1. Act. collat. form mŏro, āre: quid moras? Naev. ap. Diom. p. 395 P.: morares Enn. ib.: moraret, Pac. ib. (cf. Enn. p. 154, v. 11 Vahl.; Trag. Rel. p. 82 Rib.; Com. Rel. p. 16 ib.).—
2. Pass. impers.: ita diu, ut plus biennium in his tricis moretur, be spent, lost, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 2.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
moror ātus, ārī, dep.
mora, to delay, tarry, stay, wait, remain, linger, loiter : Eamus . . . Ubi vis; non moror, i. e. I have no objection , T.: Brundisi: amplius morando, S.: apud oppidum, Cs.: in quā (commemoratione) diutius non morabor: faciem capere morando, i. e. by slow degrees , O.: quid moror? H.: quid multis moror? why make a long story? T.: ne multis morer, to be brief : haud multa moratus, i. e. without long delay , V.: paulum lacrimis et mente morata, in tearful thought , V.: rosa quo locorum Sera moretur, may linger , H.: nec morati sunt quin decurrerent ad castra, L.: nihil ego moror quo minus decemviratu abeam, i. e. I will immediately , L.: cui bellum moremur inferre: in conubio natae, brood , V.— To delay, retard, impede, detain, cause to wait, hinder : impetum hostium, Cs.: eum: ab itinere hostem, L.: absiste morari, detain (me) not , V.: convivas, keep waiting , T.— To fix the attention of, delight, delay, amuse, entertain : Fabula populum moratur, H.: oculos aurīsque Caesaris, arrest , H.— P. pass. : novitate morandus spectator, H.— To hinder, prevent, impede : non moror quo minus in civitatem redeant, L.: moratus sit nemo, quo minus abeant, L.—In the phrase, nihil morari, with acc. of person, not to detain, let go, dismiss, release : C. Sempronium nihil moror, i. e. withdraw my accusation against , L.: negavit, se Gracchum morari, said he had nothing against , L.—In the phrase, nihil morari, with acc. of thing , or an obj clause, to let go, not value, disregard, care nothing for, have nothing to say against : profecto non plus biduom aut— Ph . Aut? nil moror, I don't care for that , T.: nam vina nihil moror illius orae, H.: nihil moror, eos salvos esse: invisum quem tibi esse Nil moror, I care not , V.: ut multum (sc. scripserit), nil moror, attach no value to quantity , H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
- Proto-Indo-European*merh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*morh₂éh₂
- Proto-Italic*morā
- Latinmoror
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin moror By surface analysis, mora (“delay”) + -or. However, the term might have been inherited from Proto-Italic *moraōr, from Proto-Indo-European *morh₂-éye-ti, from *merh₂-, whence also Old Irish maraid (“to last, persist”).
Descendants
- Italianmorare
- Italianmuorarsi
- Portuguesemorarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese morar
- Spanishmorarfrom Old Spanish morar
- Old Frenchmorer
- Asturianmorarfrom Old Leonese morar
- Mirandesemorarfrom Old Leonese morar
- Galicianmorarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese morar
- Ladinomorarfrom Old Spanish morar