epitaphium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈta.pʰi.um/, [ɛ.pɪˈta.pʰi.ũ]

Noun

epitaphium n (genitive epitaphiī); second declension

  1. eulogy; funeral oration

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative epitaphium epitaphia
Genitive epitaphiī epitaphiōrum
Dative epitaphiō epitaphiīs
Accusative epitaphium epitaphia
Ablative epitaphiō epitaphiīs
Vocative epitaphium epitaphia

References
  • epitaphium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • epitaphium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • epitaphium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • epitaphium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • epitaphium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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