Gravery

/ˈɡreɪvəri/ noun

Definition

The art, practice, or place where engraving or grave carving is done; a workshop for engravers.

Etymology

From 'grave' (to engrave) plus the suffix '-ery', which denotes a place, practice, or collection of things (like 'bakery' or 'pottery').

Kelly Says

Many English '-ery' words are fading from everyday use, making 'gravery' a ghostly remnant of older craft terminology—it evokes a workshop that few modern people would ever visit.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
墓地
m-b-chi
ARالعربية
مقبرة
maq-bar-ah
BNবাংলা
শ্মশান
shmashan
CACatalà
cementari
ce-men-ta-ri
CSČeština
hrob
hrob
DADansk
grav
grav
DEDeutsch
Grab
grab
ELΕλληνικά
ναυάγιο
na-va-gi-o
ESEspañol
tumba
toom-ba
FAفارسی
قبرستان
qabr-stan
FISuomi
hauta
hau-ta
FRFrançais
tombeau
tohm-bo
GUGU
શ્રાધ્ધ
shra-dhd
HAHA
kafari
ka-fa-ri
HEעברית
קבר
kever
HIहिन्दी
कब्र
kabr
HUMagyar
sírkert
si-r-kert
IDBahasa Indonesia
makam
ma-kam
IGIG
ụlọ ụkpụrụ
u-lo u-kpụ-ru
ITItaliano
tomba
tohm-ba
JA日本語
墓地
はか-ち
KKKK
қәбіржай
qә-bir-jay
KMKM
ប្រពន្ធ ប្រាស់
bra-pon-th pra-as
KO한국어
무덤
mu-deum
MRMR
शमशान
sha-ma-shan
MSBahasa Melayu
kubur
ku-bur
MYမြန်မာ
ဘူးတိတ်
buu-ti-t
NLNederlands
graf
graf
NONorsk
grav
grav
PAPA
ਸਮਾਧੀ
samadhi
PLPolski
grób
grob
PTPortuguês
túmulo
too-moo-lo
RORomână
cimitirul
chi-mi-ti-rul
RUРусский
могила
mo-gi-la
SVSvenska
grav
grav
SWKiswahili
makaburi
ma-ka-bu-ri
TAதமிழ்
பூதக்கல்லறை
poota-ka-lla-rai
TEతెలుగు
శ్మశానం
shmashanam
THไทย
สุสาน
su-san
TLTL
libingan
li-bi-ngan
TRTürkçe
mezar
me-zar
UKУкраїнська
могила
mo-gi-la
URاردو
قبرستان
qabr-stan
VITiếng Việt
mộ
mo
YOYO
igbagbo
ig-ba-gbo
ZH中文
墓地
mù dì
ZUZU
izibayeni
zi-ba-ye-ni

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