Phrase guide

here lies

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

A phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Calque of Latin hīc jacet (whence also English hic jacet, a direct borrowing).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aquí jeu — epitaph
  • Dutch: hier rust — epitaph
  • Esperanto: ĉi tie ripozas — epitaph
  • Finnish: tässä lepää — epitaph
  • French: ici repose — epitaph
  • French: ci-gît — epitaph
  • Greek: ενθάδαι κείται (enthádai keítai) — epitaph
  • Hebrew: פ״נ — epitaph
  • Hungarian: itt nyugszik — epitaph
  • Ido: hike jacas — epitaph
  • Italian: qui giace — epitaph
  • Italian: qui riposa — epitaph
  • Japanese: ここに眠る (koko ni nemuru) — epitaph
  • Latin: hīc jacet — epitaph
  • Malay: di sini bersemadinya — epitaph
  • Polish: tu spoczywa — epitaph
  • Polish: tu leży — epitaph
  • Portuguese: aqui jaz — epitaph
  • Romanian: aici zace — epitaph
  • Serbo-Croatian: овде почива — epitaph
  • Serbo-Croatian: овдје почива — epitaph
  • Serbo-Croatian: а се лежи — epitaph
  • Serbo-Croatian: ovde počiva — epitaph
  • Serbo-Croatian: ovdje počiva — epitaph
  • Serbo-Croatian: a se leži — epitaph
  • Spanish: aquí yace — epitaph
  • Swedish: här vilar — epitaph