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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mortel, dissimilation from older morter, from Latin mortārium.
Pronunciation
Noun
mortel m or n (plural mortels)
- mortar (mixture based on cement or lime)
- Synonyms: metselspecie, specie
Descendants
French
Etymology
From Old French mortel, from Latin mortālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mortel (feminine mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)
- mortal
- deadly
- (colloquial) wicked; cool; ace
Noun
mortel m (plural mortels, feminine mortelle)
- human, mortal
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
Old French, from Latin mortālis.
Adjective
mortel
- mortal (clarification of this definition is needed)
Middle French
Etymology
Latin mortālis.
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
Latin mortālis.
Adjective
mortel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mortele)
- mortal; fatal; killer
- 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
- a mortar (for crushing with a pestle)
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