morfar

Danish

Alternative forms

• morfader

Etymology

From Old Norse móðurfaðir (“mother's father”).

Noun

morfar c (singular definite morfaren, plural indefinite morfædre)

1. grandfather (maternal grandfather)
2. (informal) nap
   • 2013, Lone Kühlmann, I medgang og medgang, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Det kunne være en hæmsko, men det kunne også være en fordel. Min historielærer „LilleJensen“ og jeg kunne have lange diskussioner om aktuelle samfundsrelevante emner, mens resten af klassen tog sig en morfar – dengang hed det en lur – ligesom jeg var langt forud for de fleste andre, når det handlede om litteratur, både moderne og klassisk.

     It could be an obstacle, but it could also be an advantage. My history teacher, "LilleJensen" and I could have long discussions on topics relevant to society while the rest of my class took a nap – back then it was called a snooze – just as I was far ahead of most of the others with respect to literature, both modern and classical.

   • 2012, Charlotte Højlund, Moar!: Sådan får du hvilepuls i hverdagen, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

     Når så den anden står op, kan den første tage en morfar på sofaen.

     And then when the other gets up, the first can take a nap on the couch.

   • 2012, Britt Tippins, Der er ingen steder at græde her, Art People, →ISBN, page 18:

     ... fordi det aldrig Var meningen, at den skulle indeholde noget Værdifuldt. Blandt meget andet opbevarer jeg håndcreme i små prøvestørrelser, tyggegummi, en pincet, neglelakfjerner, en øjenmaske til når jeg tager en hurtig morfar på sofaen, ...

     ... because it was never meant to contain anything valuable. Among many other things, I keep hand lotion in small samples, chewing gum, a tweezer, nail polish remover, an eye mask for when I take a quick nap on the couch, ...

Inflection

Declension of morfar

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	morfar	morfaren	morfædre	morfædrene
genitive	morfars	morfarens	morfædres	morfædrenes

Synonyms

• (nap): lur, skraber

Hypernyms

• (grandfather): bedstefar, bessefar (informal)
• (nap):: søvn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse móðurfaðir (“mother's father”), mor +‎ far.

Noun

morfar m (definite singular morfaren, indefinite plural morfedre, definite plural morfedrene)

1. a mother's father; maternal grandfather

References

• “morfar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From mor +‎ far.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹murfaːr/
• (children) IPA^(key): /¹mufːa/

Noun

morfar m (definite singular morfaren, indefinite plural morfedrar, definite plural morfedrane)

1. maternal grandfather

See also

• farfar
• farmor
• mormor
• godfar, bestefar
• godmor, bestemor

References

• “morfar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish morfar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [mohˈfa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [mohˈfa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈfa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [moχˈfa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈfa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɔɾˈfaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɔɾˈfaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɔɾˈfa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mor‧far

Verb

morfar (first-person singular present morfo, first-person singular preterite morfei, past participle morfado)

1. (Portugal, colloquial) to eat

   Synonym: comer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of morfar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	morfar
Personal	morfar	morfares	morfar	morfarmos	morfardes	morfarem
Gerund
	morfando
Past participle
Masculine	morfado			morfados
Feminine	morfada			morfadas
Indicative
Present	morfo	morfas	morfa	morfamos	morfais	morfam
Imperfect	morfava	morfavas	morfava	morfávamos	morfáveis	morfavam
Preterite	morfei	morfaste	morfou	morfamos1, morfámos2	morfastes	morfaram
Pluperfect	morfara	morfaras	morfara	morfáramos	morfáreis	morfaram
Future	morfarei	morfarás	morfará	morfaremos	morfareis	morfarão
Conditional	morfaria	morfarias	morfaria	morfaríamos	morfaríeis	morfariam
Subjunctive
Present	morfe	morfes	morfe	morfemos	morfeis	morfem
Imperfect	morfasse	morfasses	morfasse	morfássemos	morfásseis	morfassem
Future	morfar	morfares	morfar	morfarmos	morfardes	morfarem
Imperative
Affirmative		morfa	morfe	morfemos	morfai	morfem
Negative (não)		não morfes	não morfe	não morfemos	não morfeis	não morfem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely derived from Italian morfa. Possibly borrowed from French morfer (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾˈfaɾ/ [moɾˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mor‧far

Verb

morfar (first-person singular present morfo, first-person singular preterite morfé, past participle morfado)

1. (Bolivia, Rioplatense, Paraguay, Lunfardo) to gobble, to scoff, to scarf (to eat voraciously)
   • 1930, “Yira, Yira”, Enrique Santos Discépolo (lyrics), performed by Carlos Gardel:

     Buscando ese mango / Que te haga morfar...

     Looking for that money / That lets you eat...

2. (reflexive, Rioplatense, soccer, slang) to hog the ball

Conjugation

    Conjugation of morfar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			morfar
gerund			morfando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		morfado		morfada
		plural		morfados		morfadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	morfo	morfastú morfásvos	morfa	morfamos	morfáis	morfan
	imperfect	morfaba	morfabas	morfaba	morfábamos	morfabais	morfaban
	preterite	morfé	morfaste	morfó	morfamos	morfasteis	morfaron
	future	morfaré	morfarás	morfará	morfaremos	morfaréis	morfarán
	conditional	morfaría	morfarías	morfaría	morfaríamos	morfaríais	morfarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	morfe	morfestú morfésvos2	morfe	morfemos	morféis	morfen
	imperfect (ra)	morfara	morfaras	morfara	morfáramos	morfarais	morfaran
	imperfect (se)	morfase	morfases	morfase	morfásemos	morfaseis	morfasen
	future1	morfare	morfares	morfare	morfáremos	morfareis	morfaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		morfatú morfávos	morfe	morfemos	morfad	morfen
	negative		no morfes	no morfe	no morfemos	no morféis	no morfen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Descendants

• → Portuguese: morfar

Further reading

• “morfar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Alternative forms

• morfader (uncommon)

Etymology

From Old Norse móðurfaðir (“mother's father”), mor +‎ far.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

morfar c

1. a mother's father; maternal grandfather

Declension

Declension of morfar

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	morfar	morfars
	definite	morfadern	morfaderns
plural	indefinite	morfäder	morfäders
	definite	morfäderna	morfädernas

References

• morfar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• morfar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• farmor, formar