mortel
French
Etymology
Old French mortel, from Latin mortālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mortel (feminine mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)
- deadly
- (colloquial) wicked; cool; ace
Noun
mortel (feminine mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)
Further reading
- “mortel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Etymology
Old French, from Latin mortālis.
Adjective
mortel
- mortal (clarification of this definition is needed)
Middle French
Etymology
Adjective
mortel m (feminine singular mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)
- mortal; fatal; killer
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 57:
- si ay molt grant paour qu'il ne soit navré de playes mortelles
- then I'm very afraid that he's been wounded with fatal wounds
Old French
Etymology
Adjective
mortel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mortele)
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