"catafalco" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ka.taˈfal.ko/ Forms: catafalchi [plural]
Rhymes: -alko Etymology: Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, derived from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”). Also influenced scaffold. Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:inh<unc>|la-vul:<ety:af<grc:κᾰτᾰ́><la:fala>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*ḱm̥-th₂", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "here", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱe", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱóm", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*kətá", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κᾰτᾰ́", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Etruscan", "term" : "𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ett" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fala", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "catafalco", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="catafalco">, {{inh|it|la-vul|*catafalicum||}} Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, {{der|it|grc|κατά||down}} Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”), {{der|it|la|fala||scaffolding, wooden siege tower}} Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} catafalco m (plural catafalchi)
  1. catafalque (platform used to display or convey a coffin) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-catafalco-it-noun-BhuGhUJc
  2. hearse, bier Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-catafalco-it-noun-QaeKRcoi
  3. (figurative, humorous) something excessively voluminous or cumbersome Tags: figuratively, humorous, masculine
    Sense id: en-catafalco-it-noun-72idHH2J
  4. stage (elevated platform for performances) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-catafalco-it-noun-8VJNOche Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 15 13 13 58 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 32 13 5 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 17 5 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 16 5 59 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 24 20 5 50

Inflected forms

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