Sarkophag

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French sarcophage, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, “coffin of limestone”, noun), from σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, “flesh-eating, carnivorous”), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh, meat”) + -φάγος (-phágos).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

Sarkophag m (strong, genitive Sarkophages or Sarkophags, plural Sarkophage)

  1. sarcophagus

Declension

Declension of Sarkophag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sarkophag die Sarkophage
genitive eines des Sarkophages, Sarkophags der Sarkophage
dative einem dem Sarkophag, Sarkophage1 den Sarkophagen
accusative einen den Sarkophag die Sarkophage

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Sarkophag” in Duden online
  • “Sarkophag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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