outre-tombe
French
Etymology
outre- + tombe. Cognate with Italian oltretomba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.tʁə.tɔ̃b/
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Noun
outre-tombe m (uncountable)
- afterlife
- Synonyms: au-delà, autre monde
- d'outre-tombe ― beyond the grave, from beyond the grave
- une voix d'outre-tombe ― a voice from beyond the grave
Derived terms
- outre-tombal
Further reading
- “outre-tombe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.