Funebre
/ˈfjuː.nə.brə/noun
Relating to a funeral or funeral rites, especially in the musical phrase marche funèbre.
Did you know?Funèbre became especially familiar to English speakers through the French phrase marche funèbre, meaning a funeral march, famously used in classical music.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheuH-
“A reconstructed root associated with dying or perishing; its exact connection to Latin funus is traditional but not completely certain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
funus
“Funeral, burial, death, or corpse.”
Classical Latin
Latin
funebris
“Of or relating to a funeral or funerary rites.”
Old French
Old French
funebre
“Funereal; connected with mourning or burial.”
17th–18th Century
French
funèbre
“Funeral-related, especially in the phrase marche funèbre, “funeral march.””
Modern English
English
funebre
“A loanword meaning funereal, chiefly encountered in musical or artistic contexts.”