mortuarium

Dutch

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“I die”).

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: mor‧tu‧a‧ri‧um

Noun

mortuarium n (plural mortuariums or mortuaria, diminutive mortuariumpje n)

mortuary

Synonyms

lijkenhuis

Latin

Etymology

mortuus (“corpse”) +‎ -ārium (“place for”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /mor.tuˈaː.ri.um/, [mɔr.tʊˈaː.ri.ũː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mor.tuˈa.ri.um/, [mor.tuˈaː.ri.um]

Noun

mortuārium n (genitive mortuāriī or mortuārī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) A receptacle for the dead; mortuary.

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mortuārium	mortuāria
Genitive	mortuāriī mortuārī¹	mortuāriōrum
Dative	mortuāriō	mortuāriīs
Accusative	mortuārium	mortuāria
Ablative	mortuāriō	mortuāriīs
Vocative	mortuārium	mortuāria

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Related terms

morior
mortuālia
mortuārius
mortuōsus
mortuus

Descendants

Dutch: mortuarium
English: mortuary
Italian: mortuario
Old French: mortuarie
Portuguese: mortuário

References

mortuarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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