outre-tombe

French

Etymology

From outre- +‎ tombe. Cognate with Italian oltretomba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.tʁə.tɔ̃b/

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Noun

outre-tombe m (uncountable)

1. 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.