# defunto
## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since circa 1400. Learned borrowing from Latin (​vītā​) dēfūnctus (“he who has finished [life]”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deˈfunto/ [d̪eˈfun̪.t̪ʊ]
* Rhymes: -unto
* Hyphenation: de‧fun‧to

### Adjective

defunto (feminine defunta, masculine plural defuntos, feminine plural defuntas)
* dead; deceased (no longer alive)
    Synonyms: morto, falecido

### Noun

defunto m (plural defuntos, feminine defunta, feminine plural defuntas)
* dead person, deceased
    Synonym: morto
** 1432, M. Lucas Alvarez, M. J. Justo Martín, editors, Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 321:a dita Ynes Ferrandes ouue e reçebeu en sy todos los bêês moueles que foron e quedaron do dito defuntosaid Inés Fernández had and received by herself all of the personal property that were and belonged to said deceased
* ghost, revenant
    Synonyms: aparecido, pantasma

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “defunto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “defunto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “defunto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “defunto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “defunto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* defonto

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin (​vītā​) dēfūnctus (“he who has finished [life]”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deˈfun.to/
* Rhymes: -unto
* Hyphenation: de‧fùn‧to

### Adjective

defunto (feminine defunta, masculine plural defunti, feminine plural defunte)
* dead, defunct
    Synonyms: deceduto, morto
    Antonym: vivo
    Questa casa apparteneva al mio defunto nonno. ― This house used to belong to my dead grandfather.
* (figurative) dead, defunct, past (of things)
    Synonyms: passato, perento, scomparso, tramontato
    Antonyms: vitale, vivo
** 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso [The Divine Comedy: Paradise] (paperback), Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XXVI, page 464, lines 7–9:Comincia dunque; e dì ove s'appunta ¶ l'anima tua, e fa ragion che sia ¶ la vista in te smarrita e non defuntaBegin then, and declare to what thy soul ¶ is aimed, and count it for a certainty, ¶ sight is in thee bewildered and not dead

### Noun

defunto m (plural defunti, feminine defunta)
* deceased (male)
    Synonym: morto
    Antonyms: vivente, vivo
    Il defunto fu seppellito quello stesso giorno. ― The deceased was buried that very day.

### Participle

defunto (feminine defunta, masculine plural defunti, feminine plural defunte)
* past participle of defungere

### Further reading

* defunto in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* defunto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* defunto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* defunto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
* defunto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* fenduto, fondute

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* defuncto (obsolete)

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin (​vītā​) dēfūnctus (“he who has finished [life]”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /deˈfũ.tu/, /d͡ʒiˈfũ.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /deˈfũ.tu/, /d͡ʒiˈfũ.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /deˈfũ.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨˈfũ.tu/
* Hyphenation: de‧fun‧to

### Adjective

defunto (feminine defunta, masculine plural defuntos, feminine plural defuntas)
* dead; deceased (no longer alive)
    Synonyms: morto, falecido

### Noun

defunto m (plural defuntos, feminine defunta, feminine plural defuntas)
* corpse (dead person)
    Synonyms: morto, corpo, cadáver

### Further reading

* “defunto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
* “defunto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
* “defunto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “defunto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “defunto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
* “defunto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024