French word

funéraire

Pronunciation

IPA/fyneʁɛʁ/

Meaning

  • adjectivefuneral

Example

La musique funéraire a ému tout le monde.

The funeral music moved everyone.

Illustration for funéraire (funeral)

More examples

Le cortège funéraire a traversé la rue.

The funeral procession crossed the street.

Core concept

A solemn funeral setting with its rites, music, objects, and words.

Common phrases

  • messe funéraire

    funeral mass

  • cortège funéraire

    funeral procession

Similar words

funèbre: Connected with death or funerals and marked by a grave, sorrowful mood.
triste: Feeling or expressing sadness.
solennel: Grave, formal, and suited to an official ceremony.

Definition in French

Qui qualifie ce qui appartient aux funérailles, aux rites de deuil ou aux objets destinés à ces cérémonies.

Word origin

Funéraire comes from Latin funerarius, derived from funus, meaning funeral, through French historical development.

Usage tips

  • Funéraire describes a funeral or its associated objects and rites, not sadness itself; triste expresses the feeling of being sad.

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