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φέρετρο
coffin /ˈfe.re.tro/
nounB2#2206 most common
Also: casket, bier
Example sentences
Το φέρετρο είναι μαύρο.
The coffin is black.
Οι άντρες σήκωσαν το φέρετρο.
The men lifted the coffin.
Έβαλαν λουλούδια πάνω στο φέρετρο.
They put flowers on top of the coffin.
Το φέρετρο μεταφέρθηκε στην εκκλησία μέσα σε απόλυτη σιωπή.
The coffin was carried to the church in complete silence.
Η οικογένεια διάλεξε ένα απλό ξύλινο φέρετρο για την κηδεία.
The family chose a simple wooden coffin for the funeral.
Το φέρετρο παρέμεινε ανοιχτό, ώστε οι συγγενείς να αποχαιρετήσουν τον νεκρό.
The coffin remained open, so relatives could say goodbye to the deceased.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | φέρετρο | φέρετρα |
| Genitive | φερέτρου | φερέτρων |
| Accusative | φέρετρο | φέρετρα |
| Vocative | φέρετρο | φέρετρα |
Word family
Etymology
Φέρετρο comes from the ancient Greek φέρετρον, a noun built on the verb φέρω, meaning to carry or bear. The suffix marked an instrument or means, so the word literally denoted the thing used for carrying, originally a litter or bier for a body or an image in procession. Over time its sense narrowed to the box in which the dead are carried and buried.
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