Katafalk
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French catafalque, from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum. Doublet of Schafott.
Pronunciation
Noun
Katafalk m (strong, genitive Katafalkes or Katafalks, plural Katafalke)
- catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)
- 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]:
- Ich hatte ihn gesehen beim Hofball, […] und an jenem nebligen, nassen Wintertag den Katafalk, da man mitten im Kriege den greisen Mann in der Kapuzinergruft zur letzten Ruhe bettete.
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Declension
Declension of Katafalk