ἐπιτάφιος

See also: επιτάφιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “over, on”) +‎ τάφος (táphos, “tomb”) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.tá.pʰi.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈta.pʰi.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈta.ɸi.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈta.fi.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈta.fi.os/

Adjective

ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐος • (epitáphios) m or f (neuter ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐον); second declension

over or at a tomb, funereal

Inflection

Second declension of ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐος; ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐος epitáphios	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐον epitáphion	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ω epitaphíō	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ω epitaphíō	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐοι epitáphioi	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐᾰ epitáphia
Genitive	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ου epitaphíou	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ου epitaphíou	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́οιν epitaphíoin	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́οιν epitaphíoin	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ων epitaphíōn	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ων epitaphíōn
Dative	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ῳ epitaphíōi	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ῳ epitaphíōi	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́οιν epitaphíoin	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́οιν epitaphíoin	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́οις epitaphíois	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́οις epitaphíois
Accusative	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐον epitáphion	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐον epitáphion	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ω epitaphíō	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ω epitaphíō	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ους epitaphíous	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐᾰ epitáphia
Vocative	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐε epitáphie	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐον epitáphion	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ω epitaphíō	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ω epitaphíō	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐοι epitáphioi	ἐπῐτᾰ́φῐᾰ epitáphia
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπῐτᾰφῐ́ως epitaphíōs		ἐπῐτᾰφῐώτερος epitaphiṓteros		ἐπῐτᾰφῐώτᾰτος epitaphiṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Greek: επιτάφιος (epitáfios) (learned)
→ Latin: epitaphium

ἐπιτάφιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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