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trupiarnia

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See also: trupiarnią

Polish

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Etymology

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From trup +‎ -arnia. Compare Belarusian трупя́рня (trupjárnja) and Ukrainian трупа́рня (trupárnja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /truˈpjar.ɲa/
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  • Rhymes: -arɲa
  • Syllabification: tru‧piar‧nia

Noun

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trupiarnia f (related adjective trupiarniany)

  1. (colloquial) mortuary, morgue, deadhouse (room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, now particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts)
    Synonym: kostnica
    Hypernym: chłodnia
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) old people's home, retirement home (multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly)
    Synonyms: dom spokojnej starości, dom starców, przytułek, schronisko

Declension

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Further reading

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  • trupiarnia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trupiarnia in Polish dictionaries at PWN