funerary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fūnerārius, from Latin funus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjuːn(ə)ɹəɹi/

Adjective

funerary

1. Of or relating to a funeral.
   • 2021 November 3, “Network News: Coleshill's ancient past on display”, in RAIL, number 943, page 19:

     The team says it has uncovered Bronze Age burnt mounds which heated water from the River Cole, Iron Age houses and funerary remains, plus evidence of Roman salt processing.

Synonyms

• funereal

Translations

relating to a funeral

• Catalan: funerari
• Dutch: funeraire (nl)
• French: funéraire (fr)
• Galician: funerario (gl)
• German: Begräbnis-, Bestattungs-, Grab-, Grabes-
• Ido: funerala (io)
• Italian: funebre (it), funerario
• Korean: 장례 (ko) (jangnye)
• Latin: fūnereus
• Portuguese: funerário (pt), fúnebre (pt)
• Romanian: funerar (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: pogrebni (sh)
• Spanish: funerario (es)
• Swedish: compounds with begravning (sv)

References

• “funerary”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.