cementiri

Catalan

Alternative forms

• cementir
• cementeri (Valencia)
• ciminteri
• cimintiri

Etymology

From Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”); influenced by ciment (“cement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.mənˈti.ɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [se.menˈti.ɾi]

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Noun

cementiri m (plural cementiris)

1. cemetery, graveyard

Further reading

• “cementiri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “cementiri” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.