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funerale

funeral

noun foo-neh-RAH-leh Less Common
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Origin: From Latin funeralis, from funus (funeral rites, death).

Usage Note

Funerale is masculine (il funerale). The plural funerali is regular and often used — i funerali (the funeral rites) is the more common spoken form even for a single ceremony. Do not confuse with funereo (funereal/gloomy as an adjective).

Examples

"Domani c'è il funerale di suo nonno."

Natural Translation

His grandfather's funeral is tomorrow.

Literal Translation

Tomorrow there-is the funeral of his grandfather.

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