What is the Latin word for funeral pile?

The usual Latin words for “funeral pile” are rogus, īnferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“funeral pile” in Latin

rogusfuneral pyre, funeral pile; the grave īnferōto carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert; to bring forward, introduce,

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

funeral pile

rogus: The Greek pyra (πυρά) is poetical, and of a later date only, and signifies rogus ardens; i. e., the pile while burning. To raise a funeral pile, rogum exstruere: to put (a corpse) on the funeral pile, in rogum imponere or inferre: to light it, rogum acoendere: to ascend it, in rogum ascendere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for funeral pile?: The usual Latin words for “funeral pile” are rogus, īnferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.