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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1400. Learned borrowing from Latin (vītā) dēfūnctus (“he who has finished ”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
defunto (feminine defunta, masculine plural defuntos, feminine plural defuntas)
- dead; deceased (no longer alive)
- Synonyms: morto, falecido
Noun
defunto m (plural defuntos, feminine defunta, feminine plural defuntas)
- dead person, deceased
- Synonym: morto
1432, M. Lucas Alvarez, M. J. Justo Martín, editors, Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 321:a dita Ynes Ferrandes ouue e reçebeu en sy todos los bêês moueles que foron e quedaron do dito defunto- said Inés Fernández had and received by herself all of the personal property that were and belonged to said deceased
- ghost, revenant
- Synonyms: aparecido, pantasma
References
- “defunto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “defunto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “defunto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “defunto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “defunto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin (vītā) dēfūnctus (“he who has finished ”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈfun.to/
- Rhymes: -unto
- Hyphenation: de‧fùn‧to
Adjective
defunto (feminine defunta, masculine plural defunti, feminine plural defunte)
- dead, defunct
- Synonyms: deceduto, morto
- Antonym: vivo
- Questa casa apparteneva al mio defunto nonno. ― This house used to belong to my dead grandfather.
- (figurative) dead, defunct, past (of things)
- Synonyms: passato, perento, scomparso, tramontato
- Antonyms: vitale, vivo
1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso [The Divine Comedy: Paradise] (paperback), Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XXVI, page 464, lines 7–9:Comincia dunque; e dì ove s'appunta ¶ l'anima tua, e fa ragion che sia ¶ la vista in te smarrita e non defunta- Begin then, and declare to what thy soul ¶ is aimed, and count it for a certainty, ¶ sight is in thee bewildered and not dead
Noun
defunto m (plural defunti, feminine defunta)
- deceased (male)
- Synonym: morto
- Antonyms: vivente, vivo
- Il defunto fu seppellito quello stesso giorno. ― The deceased was buried that very day.
Participle
defunto (feminine defunta, masculine plural defunti, feminine plural defunte)
- past participle of defungere
Further reading
- defunto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- defunto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- defunto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- defunto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- defunto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin (vītā) dēfūnctus (“he who has finished ”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
defunto (feminine defunta, masculine plural defuntos, feminine plural defuntas)
- dead; deceased (no longer alive)
- Synonyms: morto, falecido
Noun
defunto m (plural defuntos, feminine defunta, feminine plural defuntas)
- corpse (dead person)
- Synonyms: morto, corpo, cadáver
Further reading