exánime

See also: exanime, and exânime

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin exanimis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡˈsanime/ [eɣ̞ˈsa.ni.me]

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• Rhymes: -anime
• Syllabification: e‧xá‧ni‧me

Adjective

exánime m or f (masculine and feminine plural exánimes)

1. lifeless, exanimate
   • El cuerpo de la niñita que sacamos del riachuelo quedó exánime incluso después de varios ciclos de resucitación cardiopulmonaria indicando la muerte.

     The body of the girl child that we removed from the rivulet was lifeless, even after several cycles of CPR, indicating death.

Further reading

• “exánime”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28