morno
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Either from Old French morne (“gloomy”), or directly from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *murnaz (“worried, sorrowful”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]morno (feminine morna, masculine plural mornos, feminine plural mornas)
- reserved, kept (referred to a person)
- 1305, López Ferreiro, Antonio (ed.) Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 498:
- Et mando a meu ssobrino Johan Martinez Morno dozentos ssoldos
- And I send to my nephew Xoán Martínez Morno two hundred solidi
- 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega, page 195:
- Diante dela penitentes muitos van en dúas filas mornos con silencio
- Before her, many penitents move in two rows, mournful in silence
- 1305, López Ferreiro, Antonio (ed.) Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 498:
- lukewarm, tepid
- 1409, Pensado Tomé, edited by José Luis, Tratado de Albeitaria, page 109:
- gardandoo o Cauallo das cousas frias et vse das caentes, et beba ameude agooa caente morna
- saving the horse from cold things and [making him] use the warm ones, and he should drink frequently lukewarm water
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- amornar (“to warm or cool slightly”)
- mornear (“to warm slightly”)
- mornear as chocas (“to distract others for obtaining something”, literally “to warm de cowbells”)
References
[edit]- “morno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “morno” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “morno” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Old French morne (“gloomy”). Compare Galician morno.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]morno (feminine morna, masculine plural mornos, feminine plural mornas, metaphonic)
- lukewarm, tepid
- Synonym: tépido
- (figurative) unenthusiastic
- (figurative) insipid, monotonous
Further reading
[edit]- “morno” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “morno” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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