epigon

English

Noun

epigon (plural epigons)

1. Alternative form of epigone.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpɪɡon]

Noun

epigon m anim

1. epigone

Declension

Declension of epigon (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	epigon	epigoni
genitive	epigona	epigonů
dative	epigonovi, epigonu	epigonům
accusative	epigona	epigony
vocative	epigone	epigoni
locative	epigonovi, epigonu	epigonech
instrumental	epigonem	epigony

Danish

Etymology

From French épigones, from Latin epigonī, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονοι (epígonoi), plural form of ἐπίγονος (epígonos, “offspring, descendant”), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, “to come after”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to become”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [epiˈɡoˀn]

Noun

epigon c (singular definite epigonen, plural indefinite epigoner)

1. An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

Declension

Declension of epigon

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	epigon	epigonen	epigoner	epigonerne
genitive	epigons	epigonens	epigoners	epigonernes

Derived terms

• epigoneri

Related terms

• plagiator
• kopist

References

• “epigon” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From English epigone, from French épigones, from Latin epigonī, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονοι (epígonoi), plural form of ἐπίγονος (epígonos, “offspring, descendant”), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, “to come after”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to become”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpiɡɔn]
• Hyphenation: èpi‧gon

Noun

èpigon (plural epigon-epigon)

1. epigone: an undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style

Further reading

• “epigon”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Epigone or French épigone.

Noun

epigon m (plural epigoni)

1. epigone

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	epigon	epigonul		epigoni	epigonii
genitive-dative	epigon	epigonului		epigoni	epigonilor
vocative	epigonule			epigonilor