Sarkophag
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French sarcophage, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, “coffin of limestone”, noun), from σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, “flesh-eating, carnivorous”), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh, meat”) + -φάγος (-phágos).
Pronunciation
Noun
Sarkophag m (strong, genitive Sarkophages or Sarkophags, plural Sarkophage)
Declension
Declension of Sarkophag
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Sarkophag | die | Sarkophage |
| genitive | eines | des | Sarkophages, Sarkophags | der | Sarkophage |
| dative | einem | dem | Sarkophag, Sarkophage1 | den | Sarkophagen |
| accusative | einen | den | Sarkophag | die | Sarkophage |
1Now rare, see notes.