epitaph

== English == === Etymology === From Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis epi- +‎ -taph. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛp.ɪˌtɑːf/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛp.ɪˌtæf/ === Noun === epitaph (plural epitaphs) An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased. A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === epitaph (third-person singular simple present epitaphs, present participle epitaphing, simple past and past participle epitaphed) (intransitive) To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph. (transitive) To commemorate by an epitaph. === See also === elegy (“funeral song”) eulogy (“oration about the dead, often at funeral”) obituary (“published writing on the dead”) epigraph (“quote on a tombstone”) hic jacet