Leichenhalle
mortuary
In German, the word for mortuary is 'Leichenhalle'. It is used to refer to a place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation. It is often a part of a hospital or a funeral home. The word 'Leichenhalle' is composed of 'Leiche', which means 'corpse', and 'Halle', which means 'hall'.
Example sentences using: Leichenhalle
Die Leichenhalle ist ein sehr ruhiger Ort.
The morgue is a very quiet place.
This sentence is a basic observation about the morgue, noting its quietness, typically associated with such places due to the nature of their function.
Ich arbeite seit zehn Jahren in der Leichenhalle.
I have been working in the morgue for ten years.
Here, the speaker indicates their longevity of service in a morgue, providing a timeframe of ten years.
Er besucht seine Mutter jede Woche in der Leichenhalle.
He visits his mother every week in the morgue.
This sentence depicts a sad scenario where the speaker's mother is in the morgue, and he pays her visits every week.