mortcommon nouncommon nounadjectiveproper nounproper nounverbSyllable DecompositionmortEtymologyexpand(10th century) from the Latin 'mortem', the accusative of 'mors', itself derived from the root 'mer-' ('to die') which has given 'murder', 'moribund', 'marasmus', etc. The noun has been attested since 1080.Definition1. The masculine singular past participle of 'to die'.expandSee alsomort (cn.) Mort (pn.) morts (v.)