Did you know that the word "sarcophagus" is translated as "eating flesh"? Creepy, right? Long ago, this was the name given to a special type of limestone used to destroy corpses.
Today, when we hear this word, images of Ancient Egypt, pharaohs and mummies rise before our eyes.
Meaning of the word "sarcophagus"
The noun "sarcophagus" has two main meanings. The sarcophagus is:
A small tomb used by ancient peoples to bury the dead. In simple terms, this is a kind of coffin. An example of the use of the word: "Golden sarcophagi are on display in the museum."
A hermetically sealed coating used to protect the environment from the effects of harmful objects ("A reliable sarcophagus was built over the storage of nuclear waste")
Morphological characteristics
Sarcophagus is a masculine inanimate common noun. Consider the declension of this word in the singular and plural.
Declination
Like all masculine nouns ending in a consonant, "sarcophagus" belongs to the second type of declension and changes in cases and numbers accordingly.
| Case/Number | Question | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | What? | The golden sarcophagus adorned with precious gems overwhelmed with its grandeur | In the modern world, sarcophagi are needed to protect soil and air from harmful radiation |
| Genitive | What? | I have lived a long life, but I have never seen such a strange sarcophagus | In those days, sarcophagi were not built |
| Dative | What? | Don't go near the sarcophagus - it can be very dangerous | By sarcophagi one can judge the culture of the people |
| Accusative | What? | I don't understand why the sarcophagus needs to be decorated | Tourists came to look at the sarcophagi |
| Instrumental | What? | The scientist bent over the sarcophagus | Something strange is happening to the sarcophagi |
| Prepositional case | About what? | Something is hidden in this sarcophagus |
So much has been written about sarcophagi |
Famous sarcophagi
Since burial in sarcophagi was widely practiced in the ancient world, you won't have to look far for examples:
- TombKing Ahiram, made of bas alt.
- Sarcophagi with mummies of Egyptian pharaohs (Amenhotep, Ramses, Thutmose, Seti), great priests and other members of the ruling elite.
- Sarcophagus of the spouses.
- Tombs of ancient sages in Peru.
- Tisulsky sarcophagus in the Kemerovo region
- Sidon sarcophagus.
- Sarcophagus of Helena Equal to the Apostles.
- Tomb of Roman prefect Junius Bassus.
In Chernobyl, an insulating sarcophagus, known as the "Shelter" object, was erected over the destroyed reactor.
