cmentarz
Polish
Alternative forms
- smętarz (archaic)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish cmyntarz, from Latin cimitērium, from coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “to put to sleep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡smɛn.taʂ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛntaʂ
- Syllabification: cmen‧tarz
Noun
cmentarz m inan (diminutive cmentarzyk, augmentative cmentarzysko)
- cemetery, graveyard
- Synonyms: (regional) kierchów/kierhof/kirchow/kerchow; nekropolia
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Belarusian: цвінта́р (cvintár)
- → Ukrainian: цви́нтар (cvýntar)
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