epicentrum

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpɪt͡sɛntrum]

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Noun

epicentrum n

1. epicenter (US), epicentre (UK) (the point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)

Declension

Declension of epicentrum (hard neuter reducible foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	epicentrum	epicentra
genitive	epicentra	epicenter
dative	epicentru	epicentrům
accusative	epicentrum	epicentra
vocative	epicentrum	epicentra
locative	epicentru	epicentrech
instrumental	epicentrem	epicentry

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin epicentrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeː.piˈsɛn.trʏm/

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• Hyphenation: epi‧cen‧trum

Noun

epicentrum n (plural epicentra or epicentrums, diminutive epicentrumpje n)

1. (seismology) epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre

Synonyms

• aardbevingscentrum
• aardbevingshaard
• bevingshaard

Coordinate terms

• hypocentrum

Descendants

• Afrikaans: episentrum
• → Indonesian: episentrum

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpit͡sɛntrum]
• Hyphenation: epi‧cent‧rum
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

epicentrum (plural epicentrumok)

1. (seismology) epicentre (point directly above the focus of an earthquake)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	epicentrum	epicentrumok
accusative	epicentrumot	epicentrumokat
dative	epicentrumnak	epicentrumoknak
instrumental	epicentrummal	epicentrumokkal
causal-final	epicentrumért	epicentrumokért
translative	epicentrummá	epicentrumokká
terminative	epicentrumig	epicentrumokig
essive-formal	epicentrumként	epicentrumokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	epicentrumban	epicentrumokban
superessive	epicentrumon	epicentrumokon
adessive	epicentrumnál	epicentrumoknál
illative	epicentrumba	epicentrumokba
sublative	epicentrumra	epicentrumokra
allative	epicentrumhoz	epicentrumokhoz
elative	epicentrumból	epicentrumokból
delative	epicentrumról	epicentrumokról
ablative	epicentrumtól	epicentrumoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	epicentrumé	epicentrumoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	epicentruméi	epicentrumokéi

Possessive forms of epicentrum

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	epicentrumom	epicentrumaim
2nd person sing.	epicentrumod	epicentrumaid
3rd person sing.	epicentruma	epicentrumai
1st person plural	epicentrumunk	epicentrumaink
2nd person plural	epicentrumotok	epicentrumaitok
3rd person plural	epicentrumuk	epicentrumaik

Further reading

• epicentrum in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)

Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der.

Polish epi-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der.

Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der.

Latin centrumlbor.

Polish centrum

Polish epicentrum

From epi- + centrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈt͡sɛn.trum/

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• Rhymes: -ɛntrum
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧cen‧trum

Noun

epicentrum n

1. epicentre

Declension

Declension of epicentrum

	singular	plural
nominative	epicentrum	epicentra
genitive	epicentrum	epicentrów
dative	epicentrum	epicentrom
accusative	epicentrum	epicentra
instrumental	epicentrum	epicentrami
locative	epicentrum	epicentrach
vocative	epicentrum	epicentra

Further reading

• “epicentrum”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “epicentrum”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Swedish

Etymology

epi- +‎ centrum

Noun

epicentrum n

1. an epicentre (point above earthquake)

Usage notes

• For variant declensions, see centrum

Declension

Declension of epicentrum

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	epicentrum	epicentrums
	definite	epicentrum	epicentrums
plural	indefinite	epicentra	epicentras
	definite	epicentra	epicentras

References

• epicentrum in SAOL (13th ed.) says "best. =", indicating the definite form singular is epicentrum, but gives no plural