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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek νεκροθάπτης (nekrotháptēs), equivalent to νεκρο- (nekro-, “death”) + θάβω (thávo, “to bury”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nekɾoˈθaftis/
- Hyphenation: νε‧κρο‧θάφ‧της
Noun
νεκροθάφτης • (nekrotháftis) m (plural νεκροθάφτες)
- gravedigger (person employed to dig graves)
Ο νεκροθάφτης καλύπτει το φέρετρο με χώμα.- O nekrotháftis kalýptei to féretro me chóma.
- The gravedigger is covering the coffin with dirt.
- (figuratively) ender, wrecker, ruiner (someone or something that puts an end to something else)
Ο Εμφυλιος Πόλεμος ήταν ο νεκροθάφτης της εθνικής ενότητας.- O Emfylios Pólemos ítan o nekrotháftis tis ethnikís enótitas.
- The civil war put an end to national unity.
- (literally, “The civil war was the gravedigger of national unity.”)
Declension
Declension of νεκροθάφτης
Synonyms