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muerto

/ˈmweɾto/

adjective/ˈmweɾto/

dead; exhausted; dead tired; unupdated, inactive, outdated

Synonyms: difunto, fallecido, finado, tieso, extinto, interfecto, exhausto, agotado

Antonyms: vivo

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós Proto-Italic *mortwos Latin mortuus Vulgar Latin *mortu(s) Old Spanish muerto Spanish muerto Inherited from Old Spanish muerto (“dead”), from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus. Cognate with Bengali মৃত (mrito) / মৃত্যু (mrittu), Hindi मृत (mŕt) / मृत्यु (mŕtyu).

noun, masculine/ˈmweɾto/plural: muertos

a dead person, deceased; dummy; mooring block

Synonyms: cuerpo muerto

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós Proto-Italic *mortwos Latin mortuus Vulgar Latin *mortu(s) Old Spanish muerto Spanish muerto Inherited from Old Spanish muerto (“dead”), from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus. Cognate with Bengali মৃত (mrito) / মৃত্যু (mrittu), Hindi मृत (mŕt) / मृत्यु (mŕtyu).