cenotaph

Betekenis (Engels)

A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

Sinonieme

empty tomb

catafalque

monument

Vertalings

cénotaphe

cenotafio

Kenotaph

cenotaaf

cenotáfio

cenotafio

cenotafi

Scheingrab

Ehrenmal

Ehrengrabmal

κενοτάφιο

Zenotaph

anıt mezar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsɛn.ə.tɑːf/

Etimologie (Engels)

From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.