LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

coemētērium

coemētērium n (genitive coemētēriī or coemētērī)
Classical[koe̯.meːˈteː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.meˈtɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. cemetery, churchyard, burial ground

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoemētēriumcoemētēria
genitivecoemētēriī
coemētērī		coemētēriōrum
dativecoemētēriōcoemētēriīs
accusativecoemētēriumcoemētēria
ablativecoemētēriōcoemētēriīs
vocativecoemētēriumcoemētēria

coemētērĭum, ii, n., = κοιμητήριον (a sleeping - chamber; hence),
I. a churchyard, cemetery, burying-ground (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Anim. 51 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “to put to sleep”).

Descendants
  • Catalancementiri
  • Frenchcimetièrefrom Old French cimitiere
  • Italiancimitero
  • Romaniancimitirfrom Italian cimitero
  • Occitancementèri
  • Portuguesecemitério
  • Spanishcementerio
  • Englishcemetery
  • Englishcœmeterium
  • Romanianțintirimfrom Hungarian cinterem

In English words that came into English from coemētērium

  • cemeterycimitērium

Quick answers

What does coemētērium mean in Latin?
coemētērium, a noun, means “cemetery, churchyard, burial ground”.
What is the genitive of coemētērium?
The genitive singular is coemētēriī. coemētērium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce coemētērium?
In classical Latin, [koe̯.meːˈteː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃe.meˈtɛː.ri.um].