epos
English
Etymology
Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).
Noun
epos (plural eposes)
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(See the entry for “epos”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
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Noun
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- epic (extended narrative poem)
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Danish
Etymology
Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).
Noun
epos n (singular definite eposset, plural indefinite eposser)
- epic (narrative poem)
Declension
References
- “epos” in Den Danske Ordbog
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Noun
epos n (plural epen or epossen, diminutive eposje n)
- epic (extended narrative poem)
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Italian
Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).
Pronunciation
Noun
epos m (singular only)
- an epic
- The epics and legends of a particular population
- (rare) An event considered appropriate to an epic
Synonyms
- (3): epopea
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.pos/, [ˈɛpɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.pos/, [ˈɛːpos]
Noun
epos n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)
Usage notes
- Occurring only in the nominative and accusative forms.
Declension
Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | epos |
Genitive | — |
Dative | — |
Accusative | epos |
Ablative | — |
Vocative | — |
References
- “epos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “epos”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- epos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “epos”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Ed. Sig. Her, Tiro der Anfänger im Latein, eine Formenlehre der lateinischen Sprache mit Expositions- und Compositionsstoff, Stuttgart, 1860, p. 16: "Die Neutra auf os haben im Genit. us, im Dat. i, im Accus. u. Voc. os, Ablat. o, z. B. epos (ein Heldengedicht), epus, epi, epos, epo. So: melos der Gesang." — That is: 'The neuters in os have [in singular] genitive us, dative i, accusative and vocative os, ablative o, e.g. epos (a heroic poem), epus, epi, epos, epo. In the same manner: melos (song).'
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
epos m inan
- epic (extended narrative poem)
Declension
Swedish
Noun
epos n
Declension
Declension of epos | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | epos | eposet | epos | eposen |
Genitive | epos | eposets | epos | eposens |
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