mort
Death; especially, the death of game in huntingDeath; especially, the death of game in hunting.
» The French call orgasms "la petite mort" (the little death).
Значение
значений: 9(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Death; especially, the death of game in hunting.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A note sounded on a horn at the death of a deer.
(Шотландия, Британия, исчисляемое, диалектное, неисчисляемое)The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A variety of dummy whist for three players.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The exposed or dummy hand of cards in the game of mort.
A great quantity or number.
1937 (written, first published in 1949), J. R. R. Tolkien, Farmer Giles of Ham As it was, he still had a mort of treasure at home in his cave.
(интернет, разговорное)A player in a multi-user dungeon who does not have special administrator privileges and whose character can be killed.
A three-year-old salmon.
(Британия, устаревшее)A woman; a female.
Примеры
предложений: 5The French call orgasms "la petite mort" (the little death).
When I was a kid, I loved reading Mort & Phil.
When I was little, I thought the Mort & Phil comics were hilarious.
Whenever he went to the bathroom, he would bring along a Mort & Phil comic book.
Whenever she went to the bathroom, she would bring along a Mort & Phil comic book.
Происхождение
From Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”). Compare Icelandic margt, neuterFrom Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”).
Compare Icelandic margt, neuter of margr (“many”).
Clipping of mortal.
UK circa 1560–1890. Unknown. Documented possibilities include:
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Формы
мн. число: mortsСинонимы
синонимов: 1Антонимы
антонимов: 1Однокоренные
связанных слов: 17Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым