cadáver

See also: cadaver, Cadaver, and cadàver

Galician

Alternative forms

• cadavre, cadable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cadaver, cadavere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈdabeɾ/ [kɑˈð̞a.β̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -abeɾ
• Hyphenation: ca‧dá‧ver

Noun

cadáver m (plural cadáveres)

1. corpse, cadaver

   Synonyms: corpo, morto

References

• “cadáver”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “cadáver”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cadavre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cadáver”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cadáver”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cadavre, cadable, cadável, cadávele, cadávere (dialectal)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cadāver.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈda.veʁ/ [kaˈda.veh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈda.veʁ/ [kaˈda.veh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaˈda.veɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈda.veʁ/ [kaˈda.veχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kaˈda.veɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈda.vɛɾ/ [kɐˈða.vɛɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈda.vɛɾ/ [kɐˈða.vɛɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈda.bɛɾ/ [kɐˈða.βɛɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈda.vɛɾ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧dá‧ver

Noun

cadáver m (plural cadáveres)

1. cadaver, corpse

   Synonym: corpo

Related terms

• cair

Further reading

• “cadáver”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cadáver”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cadāvere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈdabeɾ/ [kaˈð̞a.β̞eɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -abeɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧dá‧ver

Noun

cadáver m (plural cadáveres)

1. cadaver, corpse

   Synonym: cuerpo

Derived terms

• cadavérico
• depósito de cadáveres

Related terms

• caer

Further reading

• “cadáver”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025