burial

== English == === Alternative forms === buriall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English beriel, a backformation from Old English byrġels, which was re-interpreted as a plural, itself from byrġan (“to bury”) + -els. By surface analysis, bury +‎ -al, but originally unrelated to this suffix. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹɪəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹiəl/ (regional US) IPA(key): /ˈbɝiəl/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛɹɪəl, (General American) -ɛɹiəl === Noun === burial (countable and uncountable, plural burials) The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:interment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====