cementiri

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”); influenced by ciment (“cement”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.mənˈti.ɾi]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [se.menˈti.ɾi]
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Noun

cementiri m (plural cementiris)

cemetery, graveyard

Further reading

“cementiri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“cementiri” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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