Definition
A morgue or facility where dead bodies are stored and examined; a place associated with death or despair.
Etymology
Compound of 'dead' + 'house.' From Middle English and Early Modern English terminology for structures attached to hospitals, cemeteries, or institutions that handled the deceased.
Kelly Says
Deadhouses are clinical necessities that haunted historical cities—cold stone buildings that represented society's necessary reckoning with mortality. Victorian architecture made them look as scary as they sounded.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰሞኑ ቤት
se-mo-nu be-et
ARالعربية
بيت الموتى
bayt al-mawtī
BNবাংলা
মৃত্যু-বাড়ি
mrityu-baari
CACatalà
casa dels morts
kah-sah dels mor-ts
CSČeština
dom mrtvých
dom mrtvych
DADansk
dødshus
dohs-hoos
DEDeutsch
Todeshaus
to-des-haus
ELΕλληνικά
σπίτι νεκρών
spiti nekrōn
ESEspañol
casa de muertos
kah-sah deh muh-er-tohss
FAفارسی
خانه مرده
khāneh-ye mardom
FISuomi
kuoleman talo
kuoleman ta-lo
FRFrançais
maison des morts
may-zohn deh mor
GUGU
મૃત્યુનું ઘર
mrutyu-nu ghar
HAHA
gidan mutu
gi-dan mu-tu
HEעברית
בית המתים
bayit ha-metim
HIहिन्दी
मृतकों का घर
mṛtakōn kā ghar
HUMagyar
halott ház
ha-lott haaz
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumah kematian
rumah kematian
IGIG
nzu o nwanyi
nzu o nwanyi
ITItaliano
casa dei morti
kah-sah deh mor-tee
KKKK
өлі адамдар үйі
öli adamdar üyi
KMKM
ផ្ទះស្លាប់
pht-eah sla-ap
MRMR
मृतकांचा घर
mṛtakāñcā ghar
MSBahasa Melayu
rumah mati
rumah mati
MYမြန်မာ
သေဆုံရာ
the-su-ngya
NLNederlands
doodshuis
doods-huis
NONorsk
dødshus
dohs-hoos
PLPolski
dom umarłych
dom oo-mar-lih
PTPortuguês
casa dos mortos
kah-sah dohs mor-tohss
RORomână
casa morților
kah-sah mor-tee-lor
RUРусский
дом мертвых
dom merytvykh
SVSvenska
dödshus
dohs-hoos
SWKiswahili
nyumba ya wafu
nyoo-mba ya wa-fu
TAதமிழ்
மரண வீடு
maraṇa vīdu
TEతెలుగు
మృతుల గృహం
mṛtula gṛhaṁ
TLTL
bahay ng mga patay
bah-ay ng mga pa-tay
UKУкраїнська
будинок мертвих
budi-nok mertvykh
URاردو
گھرِ مردہ
ghareh-e-mardeh
VITiếng Việt
nhà chết
nha chet
ZUZU
indlu yomfazi
in-dlu yo-m-fazi