LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

epitaphium

epitaphium n (genitive epitaphiī or epitaphī)
Classical[ɛ.pɪˈta.pʰi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.piˈtaː.fi.um]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneutereulogy; funeral oration

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

īnscrīptiō sepulcrī
epitaphium -ī (n) — in Aeneis, ch. 24

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepitaphiumepitaphia
genitiveepitaphiī
epitaphī		epitaphiōrum
dativeepitaphiōepitaphiīs
accusativeepitaphiumepitaphia
ablativeepitaphiōepitaphiīs
vocativeepitaphiumepitaphia

ĕpĭtăphĭum, ii, n., = ἐπιτάφιον, or epitaphius, m., = ἐπιτάφιος λόγος,
I. a funeral oration, eulogy.
I. In gen., Inscr. Drell. 1022; 4518.—
II. Esp., of the famous oration of Pericles over the fallen Athenians, in Plato's Menexenus, Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 36.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “over a tomb, at a funeral”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “burial, tomb, grave, funeral”).

Descendants
  • Italianpitaffio
  • Italianpataffio
  • Italianepitafio
  • Italianepitaffio
  • Frenchépitaphefrom Middle French epitaphe

Quick answers

What does epitaphium mean in Latin?
epitaphium, a noun, means “eulogy; funeral oration”.
What is the genitive of epitaphium?
The genitive singular is epitaphiī. epitaphium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce epitaphium?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.pɪˈta.pʰi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.piˈtaː.fi.um].