/moɾˈtal/
Translation
mortal, deadly, fatal
Word origin
From Latin mortalis ('subject to death'), from mors, mortis ('death'). The same root gives English 'mortality' and 'mortuary'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mortalis
- English cognates
- mortality, mortuary
Grammar
Examples
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The accident was fatal for two people.
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It is a deadly poison, do not touch it.
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In the story, the gods were immortal and men were mortal.
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Did you know that wound could be fatal?
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We are all mortal and life is short.
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