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Latin
Noun
sepulcrō
- dative/ablative singular of sepulcrum
Old Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sepulcrum.
Pronunciation
Noun
sepulcro m (plural sepulcros)
- grave, tomb
- Synonym: sepultura f
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:depues eſt emp̠ador domicianus eſilio aſant iuan apoſtol e euangeliſta. euenos ala ẏſla de padmos e cõuertio grãd pũeblo. e aun dia de domingo entro biuo enel ſepulcro depues reguardarõ ſos om̃s el ſepulcro e noẏ trobarõ ſino magna q̃ bullie eolio.- After this, the emperor Domitian exiled Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, and he came to the island of Patmos and converted many people. And on a Sunday he entered the grave alive. Later, when his followers inspected the grave, they found there nothing but manna that bubbled and oil.
Descendants
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sepulcrum.
Pronunciation
Noun
sepulcro m (plural sepulcros)
- sepulchre (burial chamber)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish sepulcro, borrowed from Latin sepulcrum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈpulkɾo/
- Rhymes: -ulkɾo
- Syllabification: se‧pul‧cro
Noun
sepulcro m (plural sepulcros)
- sepulchre
- grave, tomb
- Synonyms: tumba, entierro
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