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thanatelía, n. Graveyard. The Lilitai would never use this word for their own customary burial grounds, which are always gardens or fields so that the nutrients will be returned. A thanatelía is imagined to be a ghastly place of futility and ruin.

etymology: θᾰ́νᾰτος + elíu
See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

tags: noun, lifecycle, location, late Lilitika
reverse terms: graveyard