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mort
dead /mort/
adjective#264 most common
Also: deceased, lifeless
Example sentences
Câinele este mort.
The dog is dead.
El este mort de multă vreme.
He has been dead for a long time.
Soldații morți au fost înmormântați cu onoruri.
The dead soldiers were buried with honors.
Orașul pare mort duminica dimineața.
The city seems dead on Sunday mornings.
Limba latină este considerată o limbă moartă.
Latin is considered a dead language.
Deși scriitorul e mort de zeci de ani, operele lui rămân la fel de vii.
Although the writer has been dead for decades, his works remain just as alive.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mort | morți |
| Genitive | mort | morți |
| Accusative | mort | morți |
| Vocative | mort | morți |
Word family
Etymology
"Mort" comes from Latin "mortuus", meaning dead. Romanian kept this word almost unchanged from spoken Latin, unlike many other Romance vocabulary items that were later reshaped. The Latin form traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root for dying.
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