mortel

See also: mortél, mørtel, Mörtel, and Mortel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mortel, dissimilation from older morter, from Latin mortārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔr.təl/

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• Hyphenation: mor‧tel
• Rhymes: -ɔrtəl
• Homophone: Mortel

Noun

mortel m or n (plural mortels)

1. mortar (mixture based on cement or lime)

   Synonyms: metselspecie, specie

Descendants

• Negerhollands: mortel
• → Indonesian: mortél

French

Etymology

From Old French mortel, from Latin mortālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔʁ.tɛl/

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Adjective

mortel (feminine mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)

1. mortal
2. deadly
3. (colloquial) wicked; cool; ace

Noun

mortel m (plural mortels, feminine mortelle)

1. human, mortal

Derived terms

• commun des mortels

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

1. mortal (clarification of this definition is needed)

Middle French

Etymology

Latin mortālis.

Adjective

mortel m (feminine singular mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)

1. 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

Latin mortālis.

Adjective

mortel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mortele)

1. mortal; fatal; killer
2. mortal (capable of dying)
   • c. 1120, Philippe de Taon, Bestiaire, line 92:

     Si diable seust que Dés hom mortel fust

     If the Devil knew that God made man mortal

Swedish

Noun

mortel c

1. a mortar (for crushing with a pestle)

Declension

Declension of mortel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mortel	mortels
	definite	morteln	mortelns
plural	indefinite	mortlar	mortlars
	definite	mortlarna	mortlarnas

Derived terms

• mortelstöt (“pestle”)

Related terms

• mortla

References

• mortel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mortel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mortel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)