mortífero

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See also: mortifero

Asturian

Adjective

mortífero

  1. neuter of mortíferu

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mortiferum, derived from mors (“death”) + -fer (“-bearing, -carrying”), originally a calque of Ancient Greek θᾰνᾰτηφόρος (thanatēphóros, “deadly, lethal”, literally “death-bearing”). By surface analysis, morte +‎ -ífero.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

mortífero (feminine mortífera, masculine plural mortíferos, feminine plural mortíferas)

  1. deadly (able to kill)
    Synonyms: mortal, fatal, letal, fatífero

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mortiferum, derived from mors (“death”) + -fer (“-bearing, -carrying”), originally a calque of Ancient Greek θᾰνᾰτηφόρος (thanatēphóros, “deadly, lethal”, literally “death-bearing”). By surface analysis, muerte +‎ -ífero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moɾˈtifeɾo/
  • Rhymes: -ifeɾo
  • Syllabification: mor‧tí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

mortífero (feminine mortífera, masculine plural mortíferos, feminine plural mortíferas)

  1. deadly, lethal
    Synonym: letal

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