different between mausoleum vs catacombs

English

Etymology

From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin maus?l?um, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (Maus?leîon), from ???????? (Maús?los); named after Mausolus (?–395 B.C.E.), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??.z??li?.?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?.s??li.?m/, enPR: mô's?-l?'?m

Noun

mausoleum (plural mausoleums or mausolea)

1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
2. (by extension) A gloomy, usually large room or building.

Derived terms

• mausoleal
• mausolean

Translations

Further reading

• mausoleum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maus?l?um, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (Maus?leîon) from Ancient Greek ???????? (Maús?los); named for Mausolus (???????? or ??????????), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?u?.zo??le?.?m/
• Hyphenation: mau?so?le?um
• Rhymes: -e??m

Noun

mausoleum n (plural mausolea or mausoleums, diminutive mausoleumpje n)

1. mausoleum

   Synonym: praalgraf

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• mausolé, mausole

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (Maus?leîon) from Ancient Greek ???????? (Maús?los); named for Mausolus (???????? or ??????????), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, via Latin mausoleum.

Noun

mausoleum n (definite singular mausoleet, indefinite plural mausoleer, definite plural mausolea or mausoleene)

1. a mausoleum

References

• “mausoleum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mausolé, mausole

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (Maus?leîon) from Ancient Greek ???????? (Maús?los); named for Mausolus (???????? or ??????????), via Latin mausoleum.

Noun

mausoleum n (definite singular mausoleet, indefinite plural mausoleum, definite plural mausolea)

1. a mausoleum

References

• “mausoleum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Noun

catacombs

1. plural of catacomb