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muerto.

dead

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmweɾto/[ˈmweɾ.t̪o]

  1. dead

  2. exhausted; dead tired

  3. unupdated, inactive, outdated

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós Proto-Italic *mortwos Latin mortuus Vulgar Latin *mortu(s) Old Spanish muerto Spanish muerto Inherited from Old Spanish muerto (“dead”), from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus. Cognate with Bengali মৃত (mrito) / মৃত্যু (mrittu), Hindi मृत (mŕt) / मृत्यु (mŕtyu), Russian мёртвый (mjórtvyj), смерть (smertʹ).

noun/ˈmweɾto/[ˈmweɾ.t̪o]

  1. a dead person, deceased

    masculine

  2. dummy

    masculine

  3. mooring block

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós Proto-Italic *mortwos Latin mortuus Vulgar Latin *mortu(s) Old Spanish muerto Spanish muerto Inherited from Old Spanish muerto (“dead”), from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus. Cognate with Bengali মৃত (mrito) / মৃত্যু (mrittu), Hindi मृत (mŕt) / मृत्यु (mŕtyu), Russian мёртвый (mjórtvyj), смерть (smertʹ).

verb/ˈmweɾto/[ˈmweɾ.t̪o]

  1. past participle of morir

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós Proto-Italic *mortwos Latin mortuus Vulgar Latin *mortu(s) Old Spanish muerto Spanish muerto Inherited from Old Spanish muerto (“dead”), from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus. Cognate with Bengali মৃত (mrito) / মৃত্যু (mrittu), Hindi मृत (mŕt) / मृत्यु (mŕtyu), Russian мёртвый (mjórtvyj), смерть (smertʹ).

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