Kilo Lingo

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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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This word is part of lesson 49.