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Meaning of moribundus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2
[mɔ.rɪˈbʊn.dʊs]

Definitions

  1. dying, expiring, moribund
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. fatal, mortal, deadly
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Equivalents

Dansk døende
Ελληνικά ετοιμοθάνατος
Esperanto mortanta
Galego moribundo
Bahasa Indonesia nazak sekarat
Latina capularis
Bahasa Melayu nazak
Română muribund
ไทย ร่อแร่
Tagalog naghihingalo

Examples

“… Cui mē moribundam dēseris? …”

“To whom do you forsaken me, a dying [woman]?” (Dido, heartbroken, fears those who may hurt or kill her, and may already be contemplating suicide; thus Aeneas’s departure will likely prove fatal to her.)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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