Meanings
phrase
- A phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.
Origin
- Latinhīc jacet
- Englishhere lies
Calque of Latin hīc jacet (whence also English hic jacet, a direct borrowing).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan aquí jeu
- aquí jeuepitaph
Dutch hier rust
- hier rustepitaph
Esperanto ĉi tie ripozas
- ĉi tie ripozasepitaph
Finnish tässä lepää
- tässä lepääepitaph
French ici repose, ci-gît
- ici reposeepitaph
- ci-gîtepitaph
Greek ενθάδαι κείται
- ενθάδαι κείται (enthádai keítai)epitaph
Hebrew פ״נ
- פ״נepitaph
Hungarian itt nyugszik
- itt nyugszikepitaph
Italian qui giace, qui riposa
- qui giaceepitaph
- qui riposaepitaph
Japanese ここに眠る
- ここに眠る (koko ni nemuru)epitaph
Latin hīc jacet
- hīc jacetepitaph
Malay di sini bersemadinya
- di sini bersemadinyaepitaph
Polish tu spoczywa, tu leży
- tu spoczywaepitaph
- tu leżyepitaph
Portuguese aqui jaz
- aqui jazepitaph
Romanian aici zace
- aici zaceepitaph
Spanish aquí yace
- aquí yaceepitaph
Swedish här vilar
- här vilarepitaph
Cite this entry
APA
here lies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20lies
MLA
“here lies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20lies. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “here lies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here%20lies.
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