cenotaph

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

cenotafi

Sinònims

empty tomb

catafalque

monument

Traduccions

cenotafio

cénotaphe

Kenotaph

cenotafio

cenotáfio

cenotaaf

Ehrenmal

Scheingrab

Ehrengrabmal

κενοτάφιο

Zenotaph

Cenotaph

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɛn.ə.tɑːf/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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