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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French catafalque, from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, probably derived from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, down) + Latin fala (scaffolding, wooden siege tower).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

катафа́лк (katafálkm inan (genitive катафа́лка, nominative plural катафа́лки, genitive plural катафа́лков)

  1. catafalque, catafalco
  2. hearse, bier

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