la lapide

Lapide is an Italian noun meaning "tombstone" or "gravestone."

Meaning:

• Lapide refers to a stone tablet or slab, usually inscribed, placed at a grave as a marker or memorial.
• It can also mean any commemorative stone, not only for graves (such as plaques or monuments).

Parts:

• The word lapide comes from Latin lapis, lapidis meaning "stone."

Synonyms:

• tomba (tomb) — refers more broadly to the whole burial place.
• pietra tombale (literally "tombstone")
• monumento funebre (funerary monument)

Antonyms:

• Not a perfect antonym, but something like burrone (ravine), or vuoto (empty, void) could be considered opposites in an abstract, physical sense — "something absent" versus "something solid and tangible."

Summary:

• Lapide is primarily used for the stone slab memorial at a grave.
• It signifies remembrance and commemoration in a physical stone form.