cercueil

French

Etymology

Alteration of Old French sarqueu, sarcou, from Latin sarcophagus. Doublet of sarcophage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.kœj/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Rhymes: -œj
• Homophone: cercueils

Noun

cercueil m (plural cercueils)

1. coffin, casket

   Dans son testament, il a demandé que son cercueil reste fermé pendant son enterrement.

   In his will, he asked that his casket stay closed during his funeral.

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: sèkey
• Esperanto: ĉerko

Further reading

• “cercueil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.