morno

Galician

Alternative forms

• borne, borno, morne, mornio

Etymology

Either from Old French morne (“gloomy”), or directly from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *murnaz (“worried, sorrowful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾno̝/, /ˈmɔɾno̝/

Adjective

morno (feminine morna, masculine plural mornos, feminine plural mornas)

1. 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

2. 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

• temperado
• tépedo

Derived terms

• 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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “morno”, 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), “morno”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “morno”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Old French morne (“gloomy”). Compare Galician morno.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʁ.nu/ [ˈmoɦ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʁ.nu/ [ˈmoɦ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʁ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɻ.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾ.nu/

• (Porto) IPA^(key): [ˈmwɐɾ.nu]
• Hyphenation: mor‧no

Adjective

morno (feminine morna, masculine plural mornos, feminine plural mornas, metaphonic)

1. lukewarm, tepid

   Synonym: tépido

2. (figurative) unenthusiastic
3. (figurative) insipid, monotonous

Further reading

• “morno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “morno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024