English

Etymology
From Latin mortalis, from mortis (mors) �death�, from Indo-European unicode|*mr̥-to- �die� (the source of Ancient Greek β�ο��� �mortal� (from an earlier form *μ�ο���), Old English morþ �murder�, Welsh marw �died�, Lithuanian mirtìs �mortal�).

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-mortal.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t�l|-��(r)t�l

Adjective
mortal

1. Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound

#*1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: ... for I was in mortal fear lest the captain should repent of his confessions and make an end of me.

Antonyms
immortal

Derived terms
mortality
mortal sin

Translations
trans-top|susceptible to death
Chinese: �死, 临死
Czech: smrtelný m
Dutch: sterfelijk, sterfelijke
Finnish: kuolevainen
French: mortel m, mortelle f
Greek: θνη��� (thnitos) m, θνη�ή (thniti) f, θνη�� (thnito) n, θανά�ιμο� (thanásimos) m, θανά�ιμη (thanásim�) f, θανά�ιμο (thanásimo) n
Hebrew: he-translation|�שר ���|basar vadam
Italian: mortale
trans-mid
Japanese: 死�����
Korean: ��
Nahuatl: miquini
Russian: �ме��н�й m (smertniy), �ме��на� f (smertnaya), �ме��ное n (smertnoe)
Serbian: smrtan, zemnik
Slovene: smrten m, smrtna f, smrtno n
Spanish: t|es|mortal
Swedish: dödlig
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Noun
en-noun

1. A human; someone susceptible to death.

#*1596: w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, w:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream
#*: Lord what fools these mortals be!

Antonyms
immortal

Translations
trans-top|human; someone susceptible to death
Czech: smrtelník m
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Slovene: smrtnik m
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Category:Death
Category:Latin derivations

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|pl=mortales

1. deadly
2. mortal

Antonyms
inmortal

Related terms
morir
muerte

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• 2007-12-23 10:41 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Manooch|Manooch]] ([[User_talk:Manooch|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Matthias Buchmeier|Matthias Buchmeier]]

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