katafalk
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Lincoln Catafalque
See also: Katafalk
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Katafalk.
Pronunciation
Noun
katafalk m inan
- catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)
Declension
Declension of katafalk (velar masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | katafalk | katafalky |
| genitive | katafalku | katafalků |
| dative | katafalku | katafalkům |
| accusative | katafalk | katafalky |
| vocative | katafalku | katafalky |
| locative | katafalku | katafalcích |
| instrumental | katafalkem | katafalky |
Further reading
- “katafalk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “katafalk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French catafalque, from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”), which is from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
Noun
katafalk m inan
- catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)
Declension
Declension of katafalk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | katafalk | katafalki |
| genitive | katafalku | katafalków |
| dative | katafalkowi | katafalkom |
| accusative | katafalk | katafalki |
| instrumental | katafalkiem | katafalkami |
| locative | katafalku | katafalkach |
| vocative | katafalku | katafalki |