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Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin mortem, singular accusative of mors (“death”).
Noun
muerte f (plural muertes)
- death
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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin mortem, singular accusative of mors (“death”).
Noun
muerte f (plural muertes)
- death
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin mortem (“death”) , from Proto-Indo-European *mértis (“death”), from *mer- (“to die”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmweɾte/
- Rhymes: -eɾte
- Syllabification: muer‧te
Noun
muerte f (plural muertes)
- death (the cessation of life)
- Synonym: fenecimiento
- Antonyms: vida, nacimiento
- (often capitalized) death (the personification of death as a hooded figure)
- Synonyms: Parca, ángel de la muerte
- death, demise (the collapse or end of something)
- Synonym: fallecimiento
Mi esposa dice que será mi muerte.- My wife says it will be the death of me.
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