κοιμητήριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κοιμάω (koimáō, put to sleep) + -τήριον (-tḗrion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κοιμητήρῐον • (koimētḗrion) n (genitive κοιμτηρίου); second declension (Koine)

  1. bedroom
  2. (euphemistic) burial place

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: κοιμητήριο (koimitírio)
    • Aromanian: chimitir, chimitiriu
  • Latin: coemētērium (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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