coemeterium
See also: cœmeterium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “to put to sleep”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koe̯.meːˈteː.ri.um/, [koe̯.meːˈteː.ri.ũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | coemētērium | coemētēria |
| Genitive | coemētēriī | coemētēriōrum |
| Dative | coemētēriō | coemētēriīs |
| Accusative | coemētērium | coemētēria |
| Ablative | coemētēriō | coemētēriīs |
| Vocative | coemētērium | coemētēria |
Synonyms
- cimitērium
Derived terms
- cimitērium
Related terms
- coemēsis
Descendants
- Albanian: qimiter
- English: cemetery, cœmeterium
- Aragonese: cimenterio
- Catalan: cementiri
- Dalmatian: čemitier
- Portuguese: cemitério
- Romanian: cimitir
- Spanish: cementerio
- Walloon: cimintire
References
- coemeterium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- coemeterium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- coemeterium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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