epitafio

See also: epitáfio

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.piˈta.fjo/
• Rhymes: -afjo
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧tà‧fio

Noun

epitafio m (plural epitafi)

1. Alternative form of epitaffio

Spanish

epitafio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epitaphium, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιον (epitáphion, “funeral oration”), neuter form of ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “over the grave”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb, grave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epiˈtafjo/ [e.piˈt̪a.fjo]
• Rhymes: -afjo
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧ta‧fio

Noun

epitafio m (plural epitafios)

1. epitaph

Derived terms

• epitáfico

 

See also

• sepulcro
• tumba

Further reading

• “epitafio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014