epitafio

Etymology

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/, [epiˈt̪afjo]

Noun

epitafio m (plural epitafios)

1. epitaph

Further reading

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