catafalque

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French catafalque, from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”), which is from Etruscan. Also influenced scaffold. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkatəfalk/ === Noun === catafalque (plural catafalques) A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate. Synonym: catafalco ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === catafalque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”), which is from Etruscan. Doublet of échafaud. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ta.falk/ Homophone: catafalques === Noun === catafalque m (plural catafalques) catafalco, catafalque ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: catafalque (see there for further descendants) → German: Katafalk === Further reading === “catafalque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012