por mor de

Asturian

Alternative forms

• pola mor de
• pola mor (Western Asturias)
• pol mor
• por morde de (obsolete)

Conjunction

por mor de

1. due to, because of

Galician

Etymology

From por + amor + de, literally "for love of".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈmoɾðe̝/

Preposition

por mor de

1. 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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “por mor de”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “por mor de”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Preposition

por mor de

1. (formal) due to; owing to

Further reading

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