cemiterio

See also: cemitério

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “to put to sleep”).

Noun

cemiterio m (plural cemiterios)

1. cemetery

   Synonym: camposanto

Derived terms

• cemiterial

 

Further reading

• “cemiterio” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.