cenotaphium

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κενοτᾰ́φῐον (kenotắphĭon, “empty tomb”), from κενός (kenós, “empty”) +‎ τᾰ́φος (tắphos, “grave, tomb”) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon, noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

cenotaphium n (genitive cenotaphiī or cenotaphī); second declension

  1. empty tomb, cenotaph
    Synonym: honōrārium

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative cenotaphium cenotaphia
genitive cenotaphiī
cenotaphī1 		cenotaphiōrum
dative cenotaphiō cenotaphiīs
accusative cenotaphium cenotaphia
ablative cenotaphiō cenotaphiīs
vocative cenotaphium cenotaphia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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