mortal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Portuguese 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Antonyms 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Antonyms 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Antonyms 3.1.2 Related terms

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From Latin mortalis, from mortis (mors) ‘death’, from Indo-European *mr̥-to- ‘die’ (the source of Ancient Greek βροτός ‘mortal’ (from an earlier form *μροτός), Old English morþ ‘murder’, Welsh marw ‘died’, Lithuanian mirtìs ‘mortal’).

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)təl

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mortal

1. Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     ... for I was in mortal fear lest the captain should repent of his confessions and make an end of me.

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• immortal

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• mortality
• mortal sin

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mortal (plural mortals)

1. A human; someone susceptible to death.
   • 1596: William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

     Lord what fools these mortals be!

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• immortal

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mortal m. and f. (plural mortais)

1. deadly
2. mortal

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• imortal

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mortal m. and f. (plural mortais)

1. a mortal person

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• imortal

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mortal m. and f. (plural mortales)

1. deadly
2. mortal

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• inmortal

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• morir
• muerte