Sarkophag
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
Sarkophag m (strong, genitive Sarkophages or Sarkophags, plural Sarkophage)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Sarkophag [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Sarkophag | die | Sarkophage |
genitive | eines | des | Sarkophages, Sarkophags | der | Sarkophage |
dative | einem | dem | Sarkophag, Sarkophage1 | den | Sarkophagen |
accusative | einen | den | Sarkophag | die | Sarkophage |
1Now rare, see notes.