Sarkophag

German

Etymology

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 (genitive Sarkophags or Sarkophages, plural Sarkophage)

1. sarcophagus

Further reading

• “Sarkophag” in Duden online