φέρετρο

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek φέρετρον (phéretron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɾetɾo/
  • Hyphenation: φέ‧ρε‧τρο

Noun

φέρετρο • (féretro) n (plural φέρετρα)

  1. coffin, casket (oblong closed box for burying the dead)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) κάσα (kása), (rare) νεκροκρέβατο (nekrokrévato), (rare) νεκροδόχος (nekrodóchos)
    Ο νεκροθάφτης καλύπτει το φέρετρο με χώμα.
    O nekrotháftis kalýptei to féretro me chóma.
    The gravedigger is covering the coffin with dirt.

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