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ataúd

coffin

noun ah-tah-OOD Rare
People & Society Community

Origin: from Arabic al-tābūt (the chest)

Usage Note

Ataúd comes from Arabic al-tābūt (the box, the chest) and is stressed on the final syllable. The written accent marks the hiatus a-ú, since the stressed u would otherwise merge with the preceding a. The plural is ataúdes, and a more formal or literary synonym is féretro.

Examples

"Bajaron el ataúd al cementerio en silencio."

Natural Translation

They lowered the coffin into the cemetery in silence.

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