μορτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mórtos (mortal, man), ultimately from the root *mer- (to die). Cognate with Sanskrit मर्त (márta) and Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀 (marəta). See also βροτός (brotós, mortal man).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μορτός • (mortósm (feminine μορτή, neuter μορτόν); first/second declension

  1. mortal, liable to death
    Synonyms: βροτός (brotós), θνητός (thnētós)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Ἀγέμορτος (Agémortos)
  • Κλεόμορτος (Kleómortos)
  • μορτοβάτη (mortobátē)
  • Χαρίμορτος (Kharímortos)

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