por mor de

Asturian

Alternative forms

pola mor de

Conjunction

due to, because of

Galician

Etymology

From por + amor + de, literally "because of the love of".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poɾˈmoɾðe̝/

Preposition

due to, because of
- 1878, Francisco Añón, untitled:
  Por mor de certa rabuxa
  pelengrinei por Europa
  marexaba vento en popa
  pero dixen ¡ai da puxa!
  xa lle vin o rabo á cruxa,
  ando feito un sapo cuncho
  volvome ao patrio corruncho
  Because of certain rage
  I pilgrimaged along Europe
  I was sailing with tailwind
  but I said to myself, geez!
  I've already seen the owl's tail
  and I'm look like a tortoise
  I'm getting back to the fatherland's corner
Synonym: alor

References

“por mor de” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“por mor de” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Preposition

(formal) due to; owing to

Further reading

“por mor de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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