sarkofag
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See also: sarkofág
Danish
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek σᾰρκοφᾰ́γος (sarkophágos).
Pronunciation
Noun
sarkofag c (singular definite sarkofagen, plural indefinite sarkofager)
Declension
Declension of sarkofag
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sarkofag | sarkofagen | sarkofager | sarkofagerne |
| genitive | sarkofags | sarkofagens | sarkofagers | sarkofagernes |
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French sarcophage, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, “coffin of limestone”), σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, “flesh-eating, carnivorous”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sarkofag m inan
- sarcophagus (coffin)
Declension
Declension of sarkofag
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarkofag | sarkofagi |
| genitive | sarkofagu | sarkofagów |
| dative | sarkofagowi | sarkofagom |
| accusative | sarkofag | sarkofagi |
| instrumental | sarkofagiem | sarkofagami |
| locative | sarkofagu | sarkofagach |
| vocative | sarkofagu | sarkofagi |
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- sarkofag in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sarkofag in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
sarkòfāg m (Cyrillic spelling сарко̀фа̄г)
Declension
Declension of sarkofag
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarkòfāg | sarkofázi |
| genitive | sarkofága | sarkofaga |
| dative | sarkofagu | sarkofazima |
| accusative | sarkofag | sarkofage |
| vocative | sarkofaže / sarkofagu | sarkofazi |
| locative | sarkofagu | sarkofazima |
| instrumental | sarkofagom | sarkofazima |
Swedish
Noun
sarkofag c
- sarcophagus (coffin)
- Synonym: (humorous) snarkofag
Declension
| Declension of sarkofag | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sarkofag | sarkofagen | sarkofager | sarkofagerna |
| Genitive | sarkofags | sarkofagens | sarkofagers | sarkofagernas |
Uzbek
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | саркофаг |
| Latin | |
| Perso-Arabic | |
Noun
sarkofag (plural sarkofaglar)