funerale

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin fūnerālis (“pertaining to a funeral”), from Latin funus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.neˈra.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: fu‧ne‧rà‧le

Adjective

funerale (plural funerali)

1. (literary) of or pertaining to a deceased and his/her funeral; funeral, funereal

   Synonym: funebre

   • 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Prima giornata, Proemio [First Day, Introduction]”, in Decamerone [Decameron]‎^[1], Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 4:

     egli ſopra gli homeri de ſuoi pari con funeral pompa di cera & di canti alla chieſa dallui prima eletta anzi la morte n'era portato

     with funeral pomp of candles and chants, he was taken, on the arms of his peers, to the church he chose before his death

   • 1653, Daniello Bartoli, Dell'historia della Compagnia di Giesv: L'Asia - Parte prima [About the History of the Company of Jesus: Asia - Part One]‎^[2], Ignazio de' Lazzeri, Libro VII, page 762:

     Il dì appreſſo gli ſi celebrò l'vfficio funerale, e v'aſſiſtè l'Arciueſcouo, e gran numero di Religioſi

     The following day, his funeral rite was celebrated, with the Archbishop and a great number of religious attending

   • 1835, Giacomo Leopardi with Alessandro Donati, “Consalvo”, in Canti‎^[3], Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, page 61, lines 5–7:

     cosí giacea nel funeral suo giorno ¶ dai piú diletti amici abbandonato

     thus he lay in his funereal day, ¶ abandoned by his most beloved friends

Noun

funerale m (plural funerali)

1. funeral

   Il funerale ebbe luogo due giorni dopo la sua morte. ― The funeral took place two days after his death.

Derived terms

• funeralone

Related terms

• funebre
• funerante
• funerario
• funeratizio
• funere
• funereo

 

Latin

Adjective

fūnerāle

1. nominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter of fūnerālis