charnel

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French charnel, from Late Latin carnāle (graveyard), from Latin carnālis, or possibly an alteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value xno is not valid. See WT:LOL. charner, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value ML. is not valid. See WT:LOL. carnārium (charnel).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nəl

Noun

charnel (plural charnels)

  1. A chapel attached to a mortuary.
  2. A repository for dead bodies.

Adjective

charnel (comparative more charnel, superlative most charnel)

  1. Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.

References

  • OED2

Anagrams


French

Etymology

From Middle French charnel, from Old French charnel, inherited from Latin carnālis. Also analysable as a derivative of Old French charn (→ Modern French chair) + -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.nɛl/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

charnel (feminine charnelle, masculine plural charnels, feminine plural charnelles)

  1. carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites)

Derived terms

Further reading


Middle French

Etymology

Old French charnel.

Adjective

charnel m (feminine singular charnelle, masculine plural charnels, feminine plural charnelles)

  1. carnal (relating to flesh)
  2. carnal; corporal; bodily
  3. carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites)

Descendants

  • French: charnel

References

  • charnel on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (charnel, supplement)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin carnālis.

Adjective

charnel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular charnel)

  1. carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites)

Declension

Descendants