Cemetaries

/ˈsɛmətɛriz/ noun

Definition

A misspelling of 'cemeteries'—the plural of cemetery, a burial ground.

Etymology

This is a common spelling error of 'cemeteries,' which comes from Greek 'koimeterion' (sleeping place). The confusion arises because the '-ary' suffix is common in English, leading people to misspell it.

Kelly Says

This misspelling appears so often in historical documents and even modern texts that some linguists track it as evidence of how English spelling conventions are constantly shifting!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
墓地
m-b-d-i
ARالعربية
مقابر
mukaabir
BNবাংলা
শ্মশান
shmashan
CACatalà
cementeris
se-men-teh-rees
CSČeština
hřbitovy
hr-bi-to-vy
DADansk
kirkegårde
kir-ke-gaar-deh
DEDeutsch
Friedhöfe
frie-d-hoh-fuh
ELΕλληνικά
κοιμητήρια
koi-mee-tee-ree-ah
ESEspañol
cementerios
seh-men-teh-ree-ohs
FAفارسی
قبرستان
qabr-staan
FISuomi
hautausmaat
hau-tau-s-maat
FRFrançais
cimetières
se-mee-te-ee-ahr
GUGU
શેઠા
she-tha
HAHA
ƙaramar
kar-a-mar
HEעברית
בית הקברות
beit ha-keverot
HIहिन्दी
कब्रिस्तान
kabristaan
HUMagyar
temető
te-met-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kuburan
ku-bu-ran
IGIG
ụbọ
u-bo
ITItaliano
cimiteri
chi-mee-teh-ree
JA日本語
墓地
はかち
KKKK
қ Plots
q plots
KMKM
វត្ត
vatt
KO한국어
묘지
myo-ji
MRMR
श्मशान
shmashan
MSBahasa Melayu
kubur
ku-bur
MYမြန်မာ
ဘူး
boo
NLNederlands
begraafplaatsen
be-graa-f-pla-tsen
NONorsk
kirkegårder
kir-ke-gaar-der
PAPA
ਸਭਾ
sabha
PLPolski
cmentarze
cm-en-tar-zheh
PTPortuguês
cemitérios
seh-mee-tee-rohss
RORomână
cimitire
chi-mee-tee-reh
RUРусский
кладбище
klad-bi-she
SVSvenska
kyrkogårdar
kyrk-o-ga-rd-ar
SWKiswahili
makaburi
ma-ka-bu-ri
TAதமிழ்
கல்லறை
kal-la-rai
TEతెలుగు
కబరిస్థానం
ka-bri-stha-na-m
THไทย
สุสาน
su-saan
TLTL
libing
li-bing
TRTürkçe
mezarlıklar
meh-zar-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
кладбище
klad-bi-she
URاردو
قبرستان
qabar-staan
VITiếng Việt
nghĩa trang
nghia trang
YOYO
igba
ig-ba
ZH中文
墓地
mù dì
ZUZU
umngqolombisi
um-ng-qo-lo-m-bi-si

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