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Morta

Morta proper noun: one of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.

Proper noun

Morta

  1. (Roman) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.

Origin of Morta

From Latin mors (“death”).

Questions about Morta

What does Morta mean?
Morta means one of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.
What part of speech is Morta?
Morta is a proper noun.

Words near Morta in the dictionary

  1. mort stone
  2. mort stones
  3. mort wap-apace
  4. mort-house
  5. mort-houses
  6. Morta
  7. mortadella
  8. mortadellas
  9. mortadelle
  10. mortage
  11. mortal

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