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Pronunciation / Transliteration: toːt
"Der Baum war tot nach dem harten Winter."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
No longer alive; having lost life.
"The tree was dead after the harsh winter."
- 1
A dead person.
"The community mourned the dead after the tragic accident."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dēad', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'dood' and German 'tot', tracing back to a Proto-Germanic participial form meaning 'that has died'. Over centuries, the term has expanded from literal biological cessation of life to numerous figurative expressions denoting inactivity, numbness, or exhaustiveness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dead" is said worldwide
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mort
Transliteration: mɔʁ
"L'arbre était mort après l'hiver rigoureux."
tot
Transliteration: toːt
"Der Baum war tot nach dem harten Winter."
morto
Transliteration: ˈmɔr.to
"L'albero era morto dopo l'inverno rigido."
muerto
Transliteration: ˈmweɾ.to
"El árbol estaba muerto después del invierno severo."
morto
Transliteration: ˈmɔʁ.tu
"A árvore estava morta após o inverno rigoroso."
मृत
Transliteration: mrit
"पेड़ सर्दी के बाद मृत था।"
死的
Transliteration: sǐ de
"树在严冬后死了。"
죽은
Transliteration: jug-eun
"나무는 혹독한 겨울 후에 죽었다."
死んだ
Transliteration: shinda
"木は厳しい冬の後に死んだ。"
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