feretro

See also: féretro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferētrum, from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (phéretron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.re.tro/, /ˈfe.re.tro/
• Rhymes: -ɛretro, -eretro
• Hyphenation: fè‧re‧tro, fé‧re‧tro

Noun

feretro m (plural feretri)

1. catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)

   Synonym: catafalco

2. (by extension, literary) coffin (box in which a dead person is buried)

   Synonyms: bara, (colloquial) cassa da morto, (regional) tabbuto

Further reading

• feretro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• referto, refertò

Latin

Noun

feretrō

1. dative/ablative singular of feretrum