letum

Meaning

1. (declension-2) violent death, annihilation, killing
2. (declension-2) ruin

Concepts

death

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annihilation

doom

downfall

perdition

ruin

traffic

wreck

destruction

Synonyms

mors

💀

finis

🔚

funus

exitium

quietus

obitus

Orcus

nex

Translations

Tod

💀

mort

morte

💀

mort

💀

morte

💀

muerte

💀

dood

💀

ölüm

💀

mirin

💀

θάνατος

overlijden

💀

mewt

💀

emrê Xwedê

merg

💀

wefat

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫeː.tũː]

Etymology

Proposed derivations include:
* Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to flow”) (cognate with lītus).
* Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (cognate with λύω (lúō)).
* Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“to let, leave”) (cognate with Hittite [script needed] (laizzi, “lets”))
Compare also Latin dēleō and linō.