"-taph" meaning in English

See -taph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈtæf/ (note: all accents), /ˈtɑf/ [US] (note: more commonly UK), /ˈtɑːf/ [UK] (note: more commonly UK) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--taph.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--taph2.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æf, -ɑːf Etymology: From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”) as a final member of compounds. Doublet of tapho-. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|grc|τάφος<id:tomb>}}, {{der|en|grc|τάφος||grave}} Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”), {{dbt|en|tapho-}} Doublet of tapho- Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -taph, {{en-suffix}} -taph
  1. grave; burial Tags: morpheme Related terms: tapho-
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "tapho-"
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "expansion": "-taph",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "note": "all accents"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æf"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "taff"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Taff"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑf/",
      "note": "more commonly UK",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑːf/",
      "note": "more commonly UK",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːf"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tarf (non-rhotic)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-taph"
}
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "word": "tapho-"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries referencing missing etymons",
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        "English terms with homophones",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rhymes:English/æf",
        "Rhymes:English/æf/1 syllable",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑːf",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑːf/1 syllable"
      ],
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        "grave; burial"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "burial",
          "burial"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "note": "all accents"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æf"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "taff"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Taff"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑf/",
      "note": "more commonly UK",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑːf/",
      "note": "more commonly UK",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːf"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tarf (non-rhotic)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-taph"
}

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