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
Noun
Sarkophag m (genitive Sarkophags or Sarkophages, plural Sarkophage)
Declension
Further reading
- “Sarkophag” in Duden online