Spanish Conversation · Level 56
72 words
Spanish word
tumba
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtumba/
Meaning
- feminine noungrave
Example
Pusieron flores en la tumba de su padre.
They put flowers on their father's grave.
More examples
Descubrieron una tumba antigua en las ruinas.
They discovered an ancient grave in the ruins.
Core concept
Individual gravesite marked by a headstone.
Common phrases
poner flores en la tumba
put flowers on the grave
visitar la tumba
visit the grave
tumba familiar
family grave
Similar words
cementerio: Public grounds containing many graves where burials and visits occur.
sepultura: Grave prepared to receive and cover a single person's body.
sepulcro: Stone-built, often ornate tomb or burial vault with a monumental character.
mausoleo: Large aboveground building constructed to house one or more sets of remains.
Definition in Spanish
Tumba también puede referirse a un túmulo o sepultura antigua, además del lugar individual dentro de un cementerio.
Word origin
Borrowed from Greek τύμβος through Latin into Spanish, the word covers both ancient burial mounds and ordinary cemetery graves.
Usage tips
- Sepultura appears more in formal, legal, or ecclesiastical contexts, while tumba is the everyday term for a person's grave.
Opposites
- vidalifenoun
- nacimientobirthnoun