epigraphy

English

Etymology

epi- +‎ -graphy
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”)- + -γράφω (gráphō, “writing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɪɡɹəfi/, [ʔɨˈpʰɪː.ɡɹə.fiː]

Noun

epigraphy (usually uncountable, plural epigraphies)

1. inscriptions collectively
2. the study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones

Related terms

• epigraph
• epigrapher or epigraphist
• epigraphic or epigraphical

Translations

study of inscriptions

• Catalan: epigrafia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金石學／金石学 (zh) (jīnshíxué), 金石学 (zh) (jīnshíxué)

• Czech: epigrafika (cs) f
• Dutch: epigrafie (nl) f
• Finnish: epigrafia
• French: épigraphie (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Galician: epigrafía (gl) f
• German: Epigraphik f
• Japanese: 金石学 (きんせきがく, kinsekigaku)
• Khmer: អភិលេខន៍ (ak phi lekh)
• Latvian: epigrāfika (lv) f
• Portuguese: epigrafia (pt) f
• Russian: эпигра́фика (ru) f (epigráfika)