epos

See also: Epos and epos'

English

Etymology

Latin , from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).

Noun

epos (plural eposes)

  1. (obsolete) An epic.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for epos in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Czech

Noun

epos m

  1. epic (extended narrative poem)

Danish

Noun

epos n (singular definite eposset, plural indefinite eposser)

  1. epic (narrative poem)

Declension

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

epos n (plural epen or epossen, diminutive eposje n)

  1. epic (extended narrative poem)

Synonyms

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.pos/, [ˈɛːpos̪]
  • Stress: èpos
  • Hyphenation: e‧pos

Noun

epos m (singular only)

  1. an epic
  2. The epics and legends of a particular population
  3. (rare) An event considered appropriate to an epic

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).

Pronunciation

Noun

epos

  1. an epic, a heroic poem

Usage notes

  • Occurring only in the nominative and accusative forms.

Declension

Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular.

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛpɔs/

Noun

epos m inan

  1. epic (extended narrative poem)

Declension

Swedish

Noun

epos n

  1. an epic, a narrative poem

Declension

Declension of epos 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative epos eposet epos eposen
Genitive epos eposets epos eposens
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