mortuarium
Dutch
Etymology
From Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“I die”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mor‧tu‧a‧ri‧um
Noun
mortuarium n (plural mortuariums or mortuaria, diminutive mortuariumpje n)
Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mor.tuˈaː.ri.um/, [mɔr.tʊˈaː.ri.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mor.tuˈa.ri.um/, [mor.tuˈaː.ri.um]
Noun
mortuārium n (genitive mortuāriī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) A receptacle for the dead; mortuary.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mortuārium | mortuāria |
| genitive | mortuāriī | mortuāriōrum |
| dative | mortuāriō | mortuāriīs |
| accusative | mortuārium | mortuāria |
| ablative | mortuāriō | mortuāriīs |
| vocative | mortuārium | mortuāria |
Related terms
Descendants
- Dutch: mortuarium
- English: mortuary
- Italian: mortuario
- Old French: mortuarie
- Portuguese: mortuário
References
- mortuarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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