See also: mortél, mørtel, Mörtel, and Mortel

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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch mortel, dissimilation from older morter, from Latin mortārium.

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Noun edit

mortel m or n (plural mortels)

  1. mortar (mixture based on cement or lime)
    Synonyms: metselspecie, specie

Descendants edit

  • Negerhollands: mortel
  • Indonesian: mortél

French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French mortel, from Latin mortālis.

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Adjective edit

mortel (feminine mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)

  1. mortal
  2. deadly
  3. (colloquial) wicked; cool; ace

Noun edit

mortel m (plural mortels, feminine mortelle)

  1. human, mortal

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Middle English edit

Etymology edit

Old French, from Latin mortālis.

Adjective edit

mortel

  1. mortal (clarification of this definition is needed)

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

Latin mortālis.

Adjective edit

mortel m (feminine singular mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)

  1. mortal; fatal; killer
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 57:
      si ay molt grant paour qu'il ne soit navré de playes mortelles
      then I'm very afraid that he's been wounded with fatal wounds

Old French edit

Etymology edit

Latin mortālis.

Adjective edit

mortel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mortele)

  1. mortal; fatal; killer
  2. mortal (capable of dying)
    • c. 1120, Philippe de Taon, Bestiaire, line 92:
      Si diable seust que Dés hom mortel fust
      If the Devil knew that God made man mortal

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Noun edit

mortel c

  1. a mortar (for crushing with a pestle)

Declension edit

Declension of mortel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mortel morteln mortlar mortlarna
Genitive mortels mortelns mortlars mortlarnas

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