sarcophagi

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sarcophagi

/sɑːˈkɒfəɡaɪ/ UK
/-d͡ʒaɪ/ UK
/sɑɹˈkɑfəɡaɪ/ US
/-d͡ʒaɪ/ US

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Borrowed from Latin sarcophagī, from sarcophagus + -ī (suffix denoting the nominative or vocative plural form of a word ending in -us).

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plural plural of sarcophagus On closer inspection the coffins seemed to be more like sarcophagi. They stood about waist high and were constructed of what appeared to be white marble, […]

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"sarcophagi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sarcophagi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sarcophagi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sarcophagi

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"sarcophagi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sarcophagi.

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@misc{sarcophagi_2026,
  title = {sarcophagi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sarcophagi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}