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επιτάφιος

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.piˈta.fi.os/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧τά‧φι‧ος

Adjective

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επιτάφιος (epitáfiosm (feminine επιτάφια, neuter επιτάφιο)

  1. over or upon a tomb
    Επιτάφιος Θρήνος (Eastern Orthodoxy)
    Epitáfios Thrínos
    lamentation upon the tomb (at Easter)
  2. (nominalized, capitalized, Eastern Orthodoxy) Epitaphios (embroidered cloth bearing an image of the dead body of Christ)

Declension

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Declension of επιτάφιος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative επιτάφιος (epitáfios) επιτάφια (epitáfia) επιτάφιο (epitáfio) επιτάφιοι (epitáfioi) επιτάφιες (epitáfies) επιτάφια (epitáfia)
genitive επιτάφιου (epitáfiou) επιτάφιας (epitáfias) επιτάφιου (epitáfiou) επιτάφιων (epitáfion) επιτάφιων (epitáfion) επιτάφιων (epitáfion)
accusative επιτάφιο (epitáfio) επιτάφια (epitáfia) επιτάφιο (epitáfio) επιτάφιους (epitáfious) επιτάφιες (epitáfies) επιτάφια (epitáfia)
vocative επιτάφιε (epitáfie) επιτάφια (epitáfia) επιτάφιο (epitáfio) επιτάφιοι (epitáfioi) επιτάφιες (epitáfies) επιτάφια (epitáfia)

References

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  1. ^ επιτάφιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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