σαρκοφάγος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From σάρξ (sárx, flesh, meat) + φᾰγεῖν (phageîn, to eat) + -ος (-os).

Adjective

σᾰρκοφᾰ́γος • (sarkophágos) m or f (neuter σᾰρκοφᾰ́γον); second declension

  1. flesh-eating, carnivorous
    Synonym: σαρκοβόρος (sarkobóros)
Declension

Etymology 2

By ellipsis of [λίθος] σαρκοφάγος, a limestone found at Assos in Troas, remarkable for consuming the flesh of corpses laid in it; coffins were made of it, and such a coffin was called a σαρκοφάγος.

Noun

σᾰρκοφᾰ́γος • (sarkophágos) m (genitive σᾰρκοφᾰ́γου); second declension

  1. sarcophagus
Declension
Descendants
  • Greek: σαρκοφάγος (sarkofágos)
  • Latin: sarcophagus

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos). By surface analysis, σάρκα (sárka) + -φάγος (-fágos).

Adjective

σαρκοφάγος • (sarkofágos) m (feminine σαρκοφάγος, neuter σαρκοφάγο)

  1. carnivorous, meat-eating

Declension

Noun

σαρκοφάγος • (sarkofágos) f or m (plural σαρκοφάγοι)

  1. (feminine gender) sarcophagus
  2. (masculine and feminine genders) carnivore

Declension

Further reading

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