Polyglot Dictionary

sepultar

/sepuwˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
sepulto
preterite (eu)
sepultei
past participle
sepultado

Meaning

  1. to bury

    • Sepultaram-no ontem.

      They buried him yesterday.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

enterrar

sepultar is more formal or ceremonial, a funeral burial; enterrar is more general, to bury anything.

Similar in other languages

German

beerdigen

beerdigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bury."

German

begraben

begraben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bury."

German

bestatten

bestatten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bury."

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