Spanish Conversation · Level 19
90 words
Spanish word
morir
Pronunciation
IPA/moˈɾiɾ/
Meaning
- verbdie
Example
Mi abuelo murió el año pasado.
My grandfather died last year.
More examples
Me morí de risa con ese vídeo.
I died laughing at that video.
Core concept
A stopped heartbeat and still body.
Common phrases
morir de risa
die laughing
morir de hambre
starve to death
Similar words
fallecer: Die from illness, old age, or other natural causes.
perecer: Die suddenly in an accident, disaster, or violent event.
suicidarse: Intentionally end one's own life.
Definition in Spanish
Perder la existencia como organismo vivo al cesar sus funciones vitales.
Word origin
From Latin mori 'to die', giving the stem mort- that appears in Spanish words such as muerte and mortal.
Usage tips
- The reflexive morirse often marks intense or figurative states (morirse de risa, morirse de hambre) while morir without the reflexive clitic is the basic intransitive verb for literal death.