Meaning
dying
- approaching death; on the point of dying or fading out
In a sentence
Il medico si avvicinò con calma al paziente morente.
The doctor calmly approached the dying patient.
Gli ultimi raggi del sole morente illuminavano la valle.
The last rays of the dying sun illuminated the valley.
Nessuno voleva abbandonare quella tradizione ormai morente.
No one wanted to abandon that now-dying tradition.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| morente | masculine · singular |
| morente | feminine · singular |
| morenti | masculine · plural |
| morenti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Present participle of 'morire' used as an adjective.
- Invariable for gender; plural form is 'morenti' for both masculine and feminine.