cemetery
UK: /ˈsɛmɪtri/ | US: /ˈsɛmɪtɛri/
n. a large burial ground, especially one not attached to a church
cemetery = cemet<sleep> + ery<place>
- cemet (from Greek koimētērion "sleeping place," derived from koiman "to put to sleep")
- ery (noun-forming suffix indicating "place of," from Latin -arium)
Etymology Origin:
The word "cemetery" originates from the Greek koimētērion, meaning "a sleeping place." This reflects the ancient Christian belief in death as a temporary sleep before resurrection. The term passed into Late Latin as coemeterium and later into Old French as cimetiere, eventually entering English in the 14th century. The morpheme cemet preserves the original Greek notion of rest, while -ery denotes a location, creating a vivid image of a "place where the dead sleep."
The old cemetery is filled with weathered tombstones.
They planted flowers on their grandmother’s grave in the cemetery.
The city plans to expand the public cemetery due to lack of space.
At night, the cemetery seemed eerily quiet.
Historical figures are often buried in this famous cemetery.