mortecino
Spanish, adjective/moɾteˈθino/
mortecino is spelled M-O-R-T-E-C-I-N-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mortecino is a Spanish adjective meaning “dim (not bright)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que está casi muriendo o apagándose”.
What does mortecino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dim (not bright)
- 2
dull, boring
- 3
dying
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que está casi muriendo o apagándose. 2. Apagado, sin vigor. 3. Se dice del animal muerto naturalmente, y de su carne.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mortecino
- mortecina feminine
- mortecinos masculine plural
- mortecinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mortecino?
- /moɾteˈθino/
- [moɾ.t̪eˈθi.no]
- /moɾteˈsino/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mortecino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mortecino in Spanish?
mortecino appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).