mortífero

See also: mortifero

Asturian

Adjective

mortífero

1. neuter of mortíferu

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mortiferum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu/ [mohˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu/ [mohˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu/ [moχˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈti.fɨ.ɾu/

Adjective

mortífero (feminine mortífera, masculine plural mortíferos, feminine plural mortíferas)

1. deadly (able to kill)

   Synonyms: mortal, fatal, letal, fatífero

Related terms

• morte

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mortiferum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾˈtifeɾo/ [moɾˈt̪i.fe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -ifeɾo
• Syllabification: mor‧tí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

mortífero (feminine mortífera, masculine plural mortíferos, feminine plural mortíferas)

1. deadly, lethal

Related terms

• muerte

 

Further reading

• “mortífero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014