moriuntur

The term moriuntur is a Latin verb form derived from the root word morior, which means “to die.” It appears in the present tense, third person plural form of the verb and can be interpreted as “they are dying” or “they die.” In classical Latin usage, moriuntur is employed in narrative descriptions, particularly in historical or theological contexts where the mortality of a group or individual is being stressed.

Grammatically, moriuntur fits into the standard conjugation pattern for verbs of the first conjugation that undergo a phonetic change in the stem for future and passive forms. The present indicative active third-person plural of morior is moriunt, whereas the passive voice presents as moriuntur, which is also used as an active telling of death in some texts. This form is occasionally found in magistral, philosophical, or religious literature, for instance in passages describing the demise of heroes or the inevitable fate of humanity.

In modern reference works, such as Latin dictionaries, moriuntur is marked as a standard finite form and used to illustrate the difference between active and passive expressions of death. Because it is not a proper name or a specialized technical term, moriuntur is mainly of interest to students of Latin grammar and scholars examining the linguistic portrayal of mortality in ancient prose and poetry.