katafalk

See also: Katafalk

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Katafalk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkatafalk]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧falk

Noun

katafalk m inan

1. catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)

Declension

Declension of katafalk (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	katafalk	katafalky
genitive	katafalku	katafalků
dative	katafalku	katafalkům
accusative	katafalk	katafalky
vocative	katafalku	katafalky
locative	katafalku	katafalcích
instrumental	katafalkem	katafalky

Further reading

• “katafalk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “katafalk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Lincoln Catafalque

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈta.falk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -afalk
• Syllabification: ka‧ta‧falk

Noun

katafalk m inan

1. catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin)

Declension

Declension of katafalk

	singular	plural
nominative	katafalk	katafalki
genitive	katafalku	katafalków
dative	katafalkowi	katafalkom
accusative	katafalk	katafalki
instrumental	katafalkiem	katafalkami
locative	katafalku	katafalkach
vocative	katafalku	katafalki

Related terms

• katafalkowy

 

Further reading

• katafalk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• katafalk in Polish dictionaries at PWN