gémonies

French

Etymology

From Latin gemoniae (“of laments”), referring to the scalae gemoniae ("stairway of laments") where the bodies of executed people were exposed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒe.mɔ.ni/

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Noun

gémonies f pl (plural only)

1. (plural only) the place in Ancient Rome where the bodies of executed people were exposed

Related terms

• vouer aux gémonies

Further reading

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