mortífero

See also: mortifero

Asturian

Adjective

mortífero

neuter of mortíferu

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mortiferum.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu/ [mohˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu/ [moχˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈt͡ʃi.fe.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈti.fɨ.ɾu/

Adjective

mortífero (feminine mortífera, masculine plural mortíferos, feminine plural mortíferas)

deadly (able to kill)
Synonyms: mortal, fatal, letal, fatífero

Related terms

morte

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mortiferum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moɾˈtifeɾo/ [moɾˈt̪i.fe.ɾo]
Rhymes: -ifeɾo
Syllabification: mor‧tí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

mortífero (feminine mortífera, masculine plural mortíferos, feminine plural mortíferas)

deadly, lethal

Related terms

muerte

Further reading

“mortífero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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