crématoire

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁe.ma.twaʁ/

Etymology 1

From New Latin cremātōrius. By surface analysis, Latin cremo (“to burn”) (supine stem cremāt-) +‎ -oire (suffix forming adjectives). Compare with Italian crematorio (adjective), Portuguese crematório (adjective), Spanish crematorio (adjective).

Adjective

crématoire (plural crématoires)

  2. crematory

Etymology 2

Nominalization of crématoire (adjective). Also analyzable as a Francization of New Latin cremātōrium. By surface analysis, Latin cremo (“to burn”) (supine stem cremāt-) +‎ -oire (suffix forming masculine nouns). Compare with Italian crematorio (noun), Portuguese crematório (noun), Spanish crematorio (noun).

Noun

crématoire m (plural crématoires)

  2. crematory, crematorium
    Synonym: crématorium
    • 1880, Le Génie civil‎[1], page 382:
      Le crématoire de Milan, construit aux frais et par un legs du chevalier A. Keller, […]
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