ci-gît

French

Etymology

From Old French ci gist, calque of Latin hīc jacet (“here is lying …”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.ʒi/
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Phrase

here lies (a phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name)

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