morto

Meaning

Adj

1. dead; deceased
2. (figuratively) extenuated

Noun

1. (masculine) corpse
2. (masculine) dead person
3. (masculine) kind of anchor

Verb

past participle of morrer

Hyphenated as

mor‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɔɾtʊ]

Etymology

Inherited 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.