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Asturian
Adjective
muerto
- neuter of muertu
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós, *mr̥tós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmweɾto/
- Rhymes: -eɾto
- Syllabification: muer‧to
Adjective
muerto (feminine muerta, masculine plural muertos, feminine plural muertas)
- dead
- Synonyms: difunto, fallecido, finado, tieso, extinto
- Antonym: vivo
- exhausted; dead tired
- Synonyms: exhausto, agotado
Derived terms
Noun
muerto m (plural muertos)
- a dead person, deceased
- (bridge) dummy
- (nautical) mooring block
- Synonym: cuerpo muerto
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Participle
muerto (feminine muerta, masculine plural muertos, feminine plural muertas)
- past participle of morir
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