Dutch

Noun

mortuarium n ‎(plural mortuariums or mortuaria, diminutive mortuariumpje n)

1. mortuary

Synonyms

• lijkenhuis

Latin

Etymology

Medieval Latin derivation mortuus ‎(“corpse”) +‎ -ārium ‎(“place for”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mor.tuˈaː.ri.um/

Noun

mortuārium n ‎(genitive mortuāriī); second declension

1. A receptacle for the dead; mortuary.

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• morior
• mortuālia
• mortuārius
• mortuōsus
• mortuus

Descendants

• Dutch: mortuarium
• English: mortuary
• Italian: mortuario
• Old French: mortuarie
• Portuguese: mortuário

References

• MORTUARIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)