φέρετρο
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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek φέρετρον (phéretron).
Pronunciation
Noun
φέρετρο • (féretro) n (plural φέρετρα)
- 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.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φέρετρο (féretro) | φέρετρα (féretra) |
| genitive | φερέτρου (ferétrou) φέρετρου (féretrou) |
φερέτρων (ferétron) |
| accusative | φέρετρο (féretro) | φέρετρα (féretra) |
| vocative | φέρετρο (féretro) | φέρετρα (féretra) |
Further reading
φέρετρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
