νεκροθάφτης

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Etymology[edit]

From Koine Greek νεκροθάπτης (nekrotháptēs), equivalent to νεκρο- (nekro-, death) +‎ θάβω (thávo, to bury).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nekɾoˈθaftis/
  • Hyphenation: νε‧κρο‧θάφ‧της

Noun[edit]

νεκροθάφτης (nekrotháftism (plural νεκροθάφτες)

  1. gravedigger (person employed to dig graves)
    Ο νεκροθάφτης καλύπτει το φέρετρο με χώμα.
    O nekrotháftis kalýptei to féretro me chóma.
    The gravedigger is covering the coffin with dirt.
  2. (figuratively) ender, wrecker, ruiner (someone or something that puts an end to something else)
    Ο Εμφυλιος Πόλεμος ήταν ο νεκροθάφτης της εθνικής ενότητας.
    O Emfylios Pólemos ítan o nekrotháftis tis ethnikís enótitas.
    The civil war put an end to national unity.
    (literally, “The civil war was the gravedigger of national unity.”)

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