cmentarz

Polish
cmentarz

Etymology

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/
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Noun

cmentarz m inan (diminutive cmentarzyk, augmentative cmentarzysko)

  1. cemetery

Declension
declension of cmentarz
singular plural
nominative cmentarz cmentarze
genitive cmentarza cmentarzy
dative cmentarzowi cmentarzom
accusative cmentarz cmentarze
instrumental cmentarzem cmentarzami
locative cmentarzu cmentarzach
vocative cmentarzu cmentarze

Synonyms
  • kierchów/kierhof/kirchow/kerchow (regional)
  • nekropolia

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Ukrainian: цвинта́р (cvyntár)

Further reading
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