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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “to put to sleep”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /se.miˈtɛ.ɾju/, /si.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /si.miˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /se.miˈtɛ.ɾju/, /si.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /si.miˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.miˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /se.miˈtɛ.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: ce‧mi‧té‧ri‧o
Noun
cemitério m (plural cemitérios)
- cemetery; graveyard (place where bodies are buried)
- (figurative) a place without people
O parque está um cemitério.- The park is completely empty.