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morto.

dead

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɔr.to/
  1. dead

  2. dead (experiencing pins and needles) (of a body part)

    broadly · colloquial
  3. past (of a time period)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *mortus, from Classical Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic *mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós, derived from the root *mer- (“to die; to disappear”).

noun/ˈmɔr.to/
  1. dead man

    masculine
  2. corpse, dead body

    masculine
  3. an inactive or idle person

    figuratively · masculine
  4. a fourth, absent player

    masculine
  5. a fourth, absent player dummy

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *mortus, from Classical Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic *mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós, derived from the root *mer- (“to die; to disappear”).

verb/ˈmɔr.to/
  1. past participle of morire died

    participle
  2. past participle of morire killed, murdered

    Tuscany · obsolete · participle · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *mortus, from Classical Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic *mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós, derived from the root *mer- (“to die; to disappear”).

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