English

Adjective

morto ‎(comparative more morto, superlative most morto)

1. (Ireland, slang) very embarrassed or embarrassing
   • 2007 March 21, Kilian Doyle, "An iconic parade" The Irish Times (Dublin) Motoring p.3

     I was, to use the vernacular, bleedin' morto. My shame notwithstanding, the whole day was a blast.

   • 2013 February 21, Louise McSharry, "Robbie Williams’ most morto moments of all time" Daily Edge:

     Robbie’s had some pretty embarrassing moments over the years. What better time than now to take a stroll down memory lane? Here are his most morto moments.

   • 2013 May 20 "Early trouble" The Irish Times (Dublin) Sport p.2

     Yes, Dan left the game early because he "wanted to miss the traffic and get a kebab on the way home" - after which Coventry scored twice. Morto.

Esperanto

Etymology

From French mort, Italian morte, Spanish muerte, Portuguese morte, Romanian moarte, from Latin mors, mortis. All derived from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥-to-. Similar forms also exist in other Indo-European languages, such as Lithuanian mirtis, Russian смерть ‎(smert), Persian مرگ ‎(marg) and Hindi मृत्यु ‎(mṛtyú).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmor.to/
• Hyphenation: mor‧to

Noun

morto ‎(accusative singular morton, plural mortoj, accusative plural mortojn)

1. death

Antonyms

• vivo

Related terms

Ido

Noun

morto (plural morti)

1. death (cessation of life)

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from classical Latin mortuus, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós, *mr̥tós.

Adjective

morto m ‎(feminine singular morta, masculine plural morti, feminine plural morte)

1. dead

Synonyms

• deceduto
• crepato

Noun

morto m ‎(plural morti) feminine morta

1. dead man
2. corpse, dead body
3. dummy (bridge (card game)) The partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand

Synonyms

• cadavere (2)

Antonyms

• vivo
• vivente

Related terms

• morte
• morire

Verb

morto m (f morta, m pl morti, m f morte)

1. (past participle of morire); died.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• môrto (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese morto, from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuum, perfect active participle of morior ‎(“I die”). Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós, *mr̥tós ‎(“dead, mortal”), *mr̥tó-, ultimately from *mer- ‎(“to die”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʁ.tu/
• Hyphenation: mor‧to

Adjective

morto m ‎(feminine singular morta, masculine plural mortos, feminine plural mortas, sometimes comparable)

1. dead (no longer living)
2. dead (completely inactive)
3. (informal) exhausted (extremely tired)
4. (figuratively) dead (not showing emotion)

Inflection

Usage notes

Used with estar instead of ser.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:morto.

Synonyms

• (no longer living): falecido
• (exhausted): exausto, moído
• (not showing emotion): frio, gélido

Antonyms

• (no longer living): vivo

Related terms

• morrer
• morte

Noun

morto m (plural mortos, feminine morta, feminine plural mortas)

1. corpse (dead person)
2. (card games) a number of cards set apart that can be picked up by the first player to play all his cards

Synonyms

• (corpse): corpo, cadáver, defunto

Synonyms

• (corpse): vivo