morno

Galician

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

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
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

amornar (“to warm or cool slightly”)
mornear (“to warm slightly”)
mornear as chocas (“to distract others for obtaining something”, literally “to warm de cowbells”)

“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.

(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/

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