nature morte
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French nature morte (literally “dead nature”).
Noun
nature morte (plural natures mortes)
- An image depicting inanimate objects; a still life.
See also
- Article on nature morte in the French Wikipedia
French
FWOTD – 30 August 2020
Etymology
nature + morte f (“dead”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.tyʁ mɔʁt/
Audio (file)
Noun
nature morte f (plural natures mortes)
- still life (work of art)
- 2007, Nathalia Brodskaïa, Le Post-Impressionnisme, Parkstone (publ.), page 44.
- Paul exposa des toiles propres aux genres qu'il affectionnait tout particulièrement à cette période : des paysages, des portraits, des natures mortes et des baigneurs.
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- 2007, Nathalia Brodskaïa, Le Post-Impressionnisme, Parkstone (publ.), page 44.
Descendants
- → Turkish: natürmort
Further reading
- “nature morte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- tourmentera
Italian
Noun
nature morte f
- plural of natura morta