μορτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (dead, mortal), ultimately from the root *mer- (to die). Cognates include βροτός (brotós, mortal man), Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá), Old Armenian մարդ (mard), Latin mortuus, Old Church Slavonic мрътвъ (mrŭtvŭ), Persian مرد (mard) and Old English morþ.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μορτός (mortós) m (feminine μορτή, neuter μορτόν); first/second declension

  1. mortal, liable to death
    Synonyms: βροτός (brotós), θνητός (thnētós)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Ἀγέμορτος (Agémortos)
  • Κλεόμορτος (Kleómortos)
  • μορτοβάτη (mortobátē)
  • Χαρίμορτος (Kharímortos)

References

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