memorial

See also: mémorial

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/

Noun

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memorial (plural memorials)

1. A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event.
2. A service of remembrance or commemoration.
3. (law) a statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
4. (obsolete) A note to aid the memory; a memorandum.

Translations

structure

• Armenian: հուշարձան (hy) (hušarjan), հիշատակ (hy) (hišatak)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 纪念性建筑

• Danish: mindesmærke n
• Dutch: herdenkingsplaats m
• Esperanto: memorejo
• Estonian: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: muistomerkki (fi)
• French: mémorial (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Denkmal (de) n, Mahnmal (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: μνῆμα n (mnêma), μνημεῖον n (mnēmeîon)

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• Hebrew: אנדרטה (he) f (andárta)
• Hungarian: emlékmű (hu)
• Latin: monumentum n
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: minnesmerke n

  Nynorsk: minnesmerke n

• Polish: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: мемориа́л (ru) m (memoriál), па́мятник (ru) m (pámjatnik)
• Scottish Gaelic: cuimhneachan m
• Swedish: minnesmärke (sv) n
• Turkish: anıt (tr), abide (tr)

service

• Finnish: muistotilaisuus (fi)
• German: Gedenkgottesdienst (de) m
• Russian: поминове́ние (ru) n (pominovénije)
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• Scottish Gaelic: cuimhneachan m
• Spanish: conmemoración f
• Swedish: minneshögtid c, minnesgudstjänst c (religious service)

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• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} ძეგლი (ʒegli)
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Adjective

memorial (comparative more memorial, superlative most memorial)

1. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.

   a memorial building

   • (Can we date this quote by Alexander Pope and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     There high in air, memorial of my name, / Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.

2. Contained in the memory.

   a memorial possession

3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
   • (Can we date this quote by Skeat and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the memorial word ASH.

Translations

serving as a remembrance

• Finnish: muisto-
• French: mémoriel (fr)
• German: Gedenk-
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• Spanish: conmemorativo
• Swedish: minnes-

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

memorial

1. memorial.

Declension

Declension of memorial

nominative	memorial
genitive	memorialnıñ
dative	memorialğa
accusative	memorialnı
locative	memorialda
ablative	memorialdan

Adjective

memorial

1. memorial.

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Spanish

Noun

memorial m (plural memoriales)

1. memorial