μορτός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (dead, mortal), ultimately from the root *mer- (to die). Cognates include βροτός (brotós, mortal man), Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá), Old Armenian մարդ (mard), Latin mortuus, Old Church Slavonic мрътвъ (mrŭtvŭ), Persian مرد (mard) and Old English morþ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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μορτός (mortósm (feminine μορτή, neuter μορτόν); first/second declension

  1. mortal, liable to death
    Synonyms: βροτός (brotós), θνητός (thnētós)

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