νεκροστάσιο

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Greek

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Etymology

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νεκρο- (nekro-, dead) +‎ -στάσιο (-stásio). First attested 1883.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nekɾoˈstasio/
  • Hyphenation: νε‧κρο‧στά‧σιο

Noun

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νεκροστάσιο (nekrostásion (plural νεκροστάσια)

  1. morgue, mortuary, viewing room (room where dead bodies are kept for viewing before burial or cremation, often next to a chapel)
    Συγκινήθηκε πολύ όταν τον είδε στο νεκροστάσιο.
    Sygkiníthike polý ótan ton eíde sto nekrostásio.
    He was very moved when he saw him in the mortuary.

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