funéraille

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin funeralia, from Late Latin funeralis, from Latin funus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.ne.ʁaj/, /fy.ne.ʁɑj/

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Noun

funéraille f (plural funérailles)

1. (rare, archaic) funeral
   1. Obsolete form of funérailles.

Usage notes

• only used in the plural in Modern French

Synonyms

• obsèque

 

Further reading

• “funéraille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.