epicentrum

Czech

Noun

epicentrum n

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

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin epicentrum.

Pronunciation

• epicentrum:

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• Hyphenation: epi‧cen‧trum

Noun

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

1. epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre

Synonyms

• aardbevingscentrum n

References

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

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

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

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Polish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐπί 'on' + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin centrum (from Greek κέντρον) 'centre'

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

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Swedish

Etymology

epi- +‎ centrum

Noun

epicentrum n

1. an epicentre (point above earthquake)

Usage notes

• For variant declensions, see centrum

Declension

Declension of epicentrum
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	epicentrum	epicentrum	epicentra	epicentra
Genitive	epicentrums	epicentrums	epicentras	epicentras

References

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