el
masculine
/θemenˈteɾjo/
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Translation
cemetery
Word origin
From Late Latin coemeterium, from Greek koimeterion ('sleeping place'), from koiman ('to put to sleep'). The same root gives English 'cemetery'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- koimeterion
- English cognates
- cemetery
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcementerios
Examples
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Every Sunday we take flowers to the cemetery.
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The village cemetery is very old and peaceful.
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Do you know where the city cemetery is?
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We visited my grandmother's grave in the cemetery.
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The cemetery was full of trees and birds.
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