moribundo

Latin

Adjective

moribundō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of moribundus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin moribundus (“dying”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.ɾiˈbũ.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.ɾiˈbũ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.ɾiˈbũ.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.ɾiˈbũ.du/ [mu.ɾiˈβũ.du]

Adjective

moribundo (feminine moribunda, masculine plural moribundos, feminine plural moribundas)

1. moribund (approaching death)

   Synonym: morrente

Related terms

• morrer

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin moribundus (“dying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾiˈbundo/ [mo.ɾiˈβ̞ũn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -undo
• Syllabification: mo‧ri‧bun‧do

Adjective

moribundo (feminine moribunda, masculine plural moribundos, feminine plural moribundas)

1. dying, nearing death, moribund

Related terms

• morir

 

Further reading

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