defunto

Etymology

From Latin dēfunctus [​vitā​] (literally “he who has finished [life]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈfun.to/, [d̪eˈfun̪t̪o]
• Stress: defùnto
• Hyphenation: de‧fun‧to

Participle

defunto m (feminine singular defunta, masculine plural defunti, feminine plural defunte)

1. past participle of defungere

Adjective

defunto (feminine singular defunta, masculine plural defunti, feminine plural defunte)

1. dead, defunct

   Questa casa apparteneva al mio defunto nonno. ― This house used to belong to my dead grandfather.

   Synonyms: deceduto, morto

   Antonym: vivo

2. (figuratively, of things) dead, defunct, past
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso [The Divine Comedy: Paradise] (paperback), Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XXVI, lines 7–9, page 464:

     Comincia dunque; e dì ove s'appunta ¶ l'anima tua, e fa ragion che sia ¶ la vista in te smarrita e non defunta

     Begin then, and declare to what thy soul ¶ is aimed, and count it for a certainty, ¶ sight is in thee bewildered and not dead

   • Synonyms: passato, perento, scomparso, tramontato
   • Antonyms: vitale, vivo

Noun

defunto m (plural defunti, feminine defunta)

1. deceased (male)

   Il defunto fu seppellito quello stesso giorno. ― The deceased was buried that very day.

   Synonym: morto

   Antonyms: vivente, vivo

Anagrams

• fenduto

Alternative forms

• defuncto (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ˈfũ.tu/, /d͡ʒi.ˈfũ.tu/

Noun

defunto m (plural defuntos, feminine defunta, feminine plural defuntas)

1. corpse (dead person)

Adjective

defunto m (feminine singular defunta, masculine plural defuntos, feminine plural defuntas, comparable)

1. dead; deceased (no longer alive)