enterramorts
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of enterra (“to bury”) + morts (“dead people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ənˌtɛ.rəˈmɔrts]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [enˌtɛ.raˈmɔɾts]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Noun
enterramorts m or f by sense (invariable)
- gravedigger, undertaker
- Synonym: enterrador
Further reading
- “enterramorts” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “enterramorts”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “enterramorts”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025