English → Latin
“epitaph” in Latin
carmensong, tune; a composition in verse, a poem; poetry, verse, song; poem, poetry (strictly any poem or poetry that can be svertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve; to turn upside down, overturn, overthrow, sēnāriuscontaining or consisting of six things; senary; ellipsis of sēnārius versus: a senarius
The English word epitaph itself goes back to Latin epitaphium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
epitaph
carmen or elogium in sepulcro incisum: versus (e.g., senarii) in sepulcro incisi (☞ not epitaphium).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for epitaph?
- The usual Latin words for “epitaph” are carmen, vertō, sēnārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.