moribund

WOTD – 28 October 2007

English

Etymology

From Latin moribundus (“dying”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd/

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Adjective

moribund (not comparable)

1. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
2. Almost obsolete, nearing an end.

Derived terms

• moribundity
• moribundly
• moribundness

Translations

approaching death

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 垂死 (zh) (chuísǐ), 腐朽 (zh) (fǔxiǔ), 瀕死, 濒死 (zh) (bīnsǐ)

• Finnish: kuoleva
• French: moribond (fr)
• German: moribund, todgeweiht (de)
• Greek: ετοιμοθάνατος (el) m (etoimothánatos)
• Icelandic: dauðvona (is) m, (to be moribund) liggja fyrir dauðanum, að dauða kominn m
• Irish: díbheo

• Japanese: 瀕死の (ja) (ひんしの, hinshi-no), 死にかけている (shi-ni kakete iru)
• Malay: nazak
• Norwegian: døende
• Polish: umierający m, konający m
• Portuguese: moribundo (pt) m
• Russian: умирающий (ru) (umirájuščij), агонирующий (agonírujuščij), загнивающий (zagnivájuščij)
• Serbo-Croatian: moribundan, umirući, samrtnički, agonalni
• Spanish: moribundo

almost obsolete

• Finnish: poistuva (fi), loppuva (fi), katoava (fi)
• Hungarian: kihalófélben lévő

• Russian: устаревающий (ru) (ustarevájuščij), выходящий из употребления (vyxodjáščij iz upotreblénija)

Noun

moribund (plural moribunds)

1. A person who is near to dying.