funérailles

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin funerālia. See also funéral, funéraire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.ne.ʁaj/

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Noun

funérailles f

1. plural of funéraille:

Noun

funérailles f pl (plural only)

1. funeral

Usage notes

This word is a plurale tantum in Modern French.

Synonyms

• obsèques

 

Derived terms

• funérailles civiques
• funérailles d’État
• funérailles d’état
• funérailles nationales

 

Further reading

• “funérailles”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.