epos

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”). ==== Noun ==== epos (plural eposes) An epic. ==== References ==== “epos”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Etymology 2 === From Shasta ip'-haws (“Perideridia spp. tubers”). ==== Noun ==== epos (plural not attested) The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp. ===== Alternative forms ===== ipos === Anagrams === opes, pose, ESOP, peso, EOPs, poës, Poes, poes, OPEs, posé, POEs, peos, PEOs, sope == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛpos] === Noun === epos m inan epic (extended narrative poem) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈeːpʰʌs] === Noun === epos n (singular definite eposset, plural indefinite eposser) epic (narrative poem) ==== Declension ==== === References === “epos” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.pɔs/ Hyphenation: epos === Noun === epos n (plural epen or epossen, diminutive eposje n) epic (extended narrative poem, usually in dactylic hexametre) ==== Synonyms ==== epopee heldendicht ==== Derived terms ==== dierenepos epicus epiek episch epyllium ==== Related terms ==== epopee ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: epos (“epic”) === Anagrams === poes, pose, soep == Gaulish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *ekʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈepos] === Noun === epos m horse ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch epos, from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe.pɔs/ Rhymes: -pɔs, -ɔs, -s Hyphenation: e‧pos === Noun === epos (plural epos-epos) (literature) epic: an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero Synonyms: epik, wiracarita === Further reading === “epos”, 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 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.pos/ Rhymes: -ɛpos Hyphenation: è‧pos === Noun === epos m (singular only) an epic the epics and legends of a particular population (rare) an event considered appropriate to an epic Synonym: epopea ==== Related terms ==== epico === Anagrams === peso, pesò, pose == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.pɔs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.pos] === Noun === epos n sg (indeclinable, no genitive) an epic, a heroic poem ==== Usage notes ==== Occurring only in the nominative and accusative forms. ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable noun (used only in the nominative and accusative), singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → Hungarian: eposz === 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 == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.pɔs/ Rhymes: -ɛpɔs Syllabification: e‧pos === Noun === epos m inan epic (extended narrative poem) Synonym: epopeja ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === epos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN epos in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Epos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈpos/ === Noun === epos n (plural eposuri) epic Synonym: epopee ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “epos”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Swedish == === Noun === epos n an epic, a narrative poem ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== epik epiker episk rymdepos === References === epos in Svensk ordbok (SO) epos in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) epos in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)