epitaph

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
2. A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
2. (transitive) To commemorate by an epitaph.

Concepten

grafschrift

epitafium

Synoniemen

inscription

epigraph

proverb

inscription on a tombstone

engraving

velediction

obituary

inscription on a tomb

Vertalingen

epitaffio

épitaphe

epitafio

Epitaph

Grabinschrift

epitafi

Grabschrift

epitáfio

Inschrift

epitafio

επιτάφιος

epivaffio

inscription

المرثية

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɛp.ɪˌtɑːf/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis epi- + -taph.