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epicentrum
epicentrum
Czech
Noun
epicentrum n
- epicenter (US), epicentre (UK) (the point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: epi‧cen‧trum
Etymology
Borrowing from New Latin epicentrum.
Noun
epicentrum n (plural epicentrums or epicentra, diminutive epicentrumpje n)
- 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]
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛpit͡sɛntrum]
- Hyphenation: epi‧cent‧rum
Noun
epicentrum (plural epicentrumok)
- (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 |
| 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 |
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπί 'on' + Latin centrum (from Greek κέντρον) 'centre'
Noun
epicentrum n
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 |
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
epicentrum n
- an epicentre (point above earthquake)
Declension
Declension of epicentrum
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | epicentrum | epicentrum | epicentra | epicentra |
| genitive | epicentrums | epicentrums | epicentras | epicentras |
Usage notes
- For variant declensions, see centrum
References
- epicentrum in SAOL (13th ed.) says "best. =", indicating the definite form singular is epicentrum, but gives no plural