defunto

Italian

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dēfunctus [​vitā​] (literally “he who has finished [life]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈfun.to/, [d̪eˈfun̪t̪o]
• Hyphenation: de‧fùn‧to

Participle

1. past participle of defungere

Adjective

1. dead, defunct

   Questa casa apparteneva al mio defunto nonno. ― This house used to belong to my dead grandfather.

   Synonyms: deceduto, morto

   Antonym: vivo

2. (figurative, of things) dead, defunct, past
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso [The Divine Comedy: Paradise] (paperback), Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XXVI, page 464, lines 7–9:

     Comincia dunque; e dì ove s'appunta ¶ l'anima tua, e fa ragion che sia ¶ la vista in te smarrita e non defunta

     Begin then, and declare to what thy soul ¶ is aimed, and count it for a certainty, ¶ sight is in thee bewildered and not dead

   • Synonyms: passato, perento, scomparso, tramontato
   • Antonyms: vitale, vivo

Noun

defunto m (plural defunti, feminine defunta)

1. deceased (male)

   Il defunto fu seppellito quello stesso giorno. ― The deceased was buried that very day.

   Synonym: morto

   Antonyms: vivente, vivo

Anagrams

• fenduto

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• defuncto (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.ˈfũ.tu/, /d͡ʒi.ˈfũ.tu/

Noun

defunto m (plural defuntos, feminine defunta, feminine plural defuntas)

2. corpse (dead person)

Synonyms

• morto, corpo, cadáver

Adjective

2. dead; deceased (no longer alive)

Synonyms

• morto, falecido