sarcophagi

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sarcophagī, from sarcophagus + -ī (suffix denoting the nominative or vocative plural form of a word ending in -us).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɑːˈkɒfəɡaɪ/, /-d͡ʒaɪ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /sɑɹˈkɑfəɡaɪ/, /-d͡ʒaɪ/
Hyphenation: sar‧co‧pha‧gi

Noun

sarcophagi

plural of sarcophagus
- 1980 October, Douglas Adams, chapter 23, in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 132:
  On closer inspection the coffins seemed to be more like sarcophagi. They stood about waist high and were constructed of what appeared to be white marble, […]

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