/ˈmɔɾto/, [ˈmɔɾ.t̪ʊ], /ˈmoɾto/
OriginInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese morto, from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuum, perfect active participle of morior (“I die”). Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós, *mr̥tós (“dead, mortal”), *mr̥tó-, ultimately from *mer- (“to die”). Cognate with Portuguese morto and Spanish muerto.
- dead; deceased
- figurativelyextenuated
- masculinecorpse
- masculinedead person
- masculinekind of anchor
- form-of, irregular, participle, pastpast participle of morrer
Formsmorta(feminine) · mortos(masculine, plural) · mortas(feminine, plural) · mortos(plural)