mortuorio

Spanish

Etymology

Apparent modification of Medieval Latin mortuārium, based on Latin mortuus (“dead”), from morior (“to die”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾˈtwoɾjo/ [moɾˈt̪wo.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: mor‧tuo‧rio

Adjective

mortuorio (feminine mortuoria, masculine plural mortuorios, feminine plural mortuorias)

1. mortuary

   Synonym: fúnebre

Derived terms

• cámara mortuoria
• mortuoriamente

 

Related terms

• muerte
• muerto

 

Further reading

• “mortuorio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10