cercueil
French
Etymology
Alteration of Old French sarqueu, sarcou, from Vulgar Latin *sarcovum, *sarcovagum, from Latin sarcophagus. Doublet of sarcophage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛʁ.kœj/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -œj
- Homophone: cercueils
Noun
cercueil m (plural cercueils)
- coffin, casket
- Dans son testament, il a demandé que son cercueil reste fermé pendant son enterrement.
- In his will, he asked that his casket stay closed during his funeral.
Descendants
- Esperanto: ĉerko
Further reading
- “cercueil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.