mortale

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mortālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /morˈta.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: mor‧tà‧le

Adjective

mortale (plural mortali)

1. mortal, transitory, transient (that must die)

   Synonyms: caduco, transitorio, transiente

2. mortal, fatal, lethal, deadly, deathly (causing death)

   Synonyms: fatale, letale, mortifero

3. deathlike, deadly, deathly

   silenzio mortale ― deathlike silence

Antonyms

• immortale

Noun

mortale m or f by sense (plural mortali)

1. mortal

   Antonym: immortale

Related terms

• morte
• mortalità
• mortalmente
• peccato mortale

Further reading

• mortale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• malterò, merlato, tremola

Latin

Adjective

mortāle

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of mortālis

References

• mortale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)