Mausolée

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 ein großes, beeindruckendes Grabmal für eine verstorbene Person , 🇪🇸 un monumento funerario grande y impresionante , 🇮🇹 un grande e imponente monumento funebre , 🇵🇹 um grande e impressionante monumento funeral , 🇨🇳 一座宏伟的纪念碑，位于逝者的坟墓上 , 🇯🇵 亡き人物の墓に建つ大規模な記念碑 , 🇰🇷 사망한 인물의 무덤 위에 세워진 커다란 기념비 , 🇸🇦 معلم جنائزي كبير ومدهش للموتى , 🇮🇳 एक विशाल और प्रभावशाली मरणोपरांत स्मारक

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Etymology

The French noun **mausolée** comes from the Latin *mausoleum*, which in turn is borrowed from the Greek *μαυσωῖον* (mausōion), the name given to the tomb of the Carian king Mausolus. The word entered French in the 17th century, first denoting that particular monument in Halicarnassus and later being generalized to mean any large, monumental tomb. Its evolution reflects the classical influence on French vocabulary.

Synonyms

tombeau sarcophage monument funéraire chapelle funéraire pavillon funéraire tombe

Antonyms

vivant vivants personne maison résidence