necrotério

Portuguese

Etymology

From necro- +‎ -tério.

From Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + Ancient Greek τήριον (tḗrion, “indicative of place”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ne.kɾoˈtɛ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨ.kɾuˈtɛ.ɾju/

• Hyphenation: ne‧cro‧té‧ri‧o

Noun

necrotério m (plural necrotérios)

1. morgue, mortuary

   Synonym: morgue

Further reading

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