Meaning
mausoleum
- a stately and magnificent tomb or monument housing burial chambers
In a sentence
Il mausoleo di Augusto a Roma è stato riaperto al pubblico.
The Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome was reopened to the public.
I turisti ammirano la facciata in marmo bianco di quel maestoso mausoleo.
Tourists admire the white marble facade of that majestic mausoleum.
Hanno eretto un grande mausoleo in onore del loro primo presidente.
They erected a large mausoleum in honor of their first president.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mausoleo | masculine · singular |
| mausolei | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Derived from the tomb of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus.
- Takes the regular masculine plural suffix -i (i mausolei).