mortuarium

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“to die”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɔr.tyˈaː.ri.ʏm/ Hyphenation: mor‧tu‧a‧ri‧um === Noun === mortuarium n (plural mortuariums or mortuaria, diminutive mortuariumpje n) a mortuary, a morgue ==== Synonyms ==== lijkenhuis == Latin == === Etymology === From mortuus (“corpse”) + -ārium (“place for”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɔr.tuˈaː.ri.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mor.tuˈaː.ri.um] === Noun === mortuārium n (genitive mortuāriī or mortuārī); second declension (Medieval Latin) A receptacle for the dead; mortuary. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: mortuarium English: mortuary French: mortuaire Italian: mortuario Old French: mortuarie Portuguese: mortuário Romanian: mortuar === References === "mortuarium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)