Meaning
corpse, body, cadaver
In a sentence
Hanno trovato un cadavere vicino al fiume ieri.
They found a corpse near the river yesterday.
Hai visto il cadavere nella foto della polizia?
Did you see the corpse in the police photo?
Per fortuna non c'era nessun cadavere in casa.
Luckily there was no corpse in the house.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cadavere | masculine · singular |
| cadaveri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Cadavere is neutral to formal, common in news, police, and medical contexts; corpo is broader and often sounds less clinical.
- For a dead person in everyday speech, people often say il corpo or the person’s name, not cadavere.
- Use masculine grammar: il cadavere, un cadavere, due cadaveri. The plural is irregular, not cadaveres.