morte
Portuguese
/ˈmɔɾ.tɨ/, /ˈmɔʁ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈmɔɻ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈmɔχ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈmɔh.t͡ʃi/, /ˈmɔh.ti/, /ˈmɔɹ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈmɔɾ.te/
noun
Definitions
- death (cessation of life)
- (uncountable) the state of being dead
- (figurative) destruction; ruin
- death (personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese morte inherited from Latin mortem inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mér-tis, *mértis (death).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mér-tis, *mértis
Gloss
death
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
死