German

Noun

Epos n ‎(genitive Epos, plural Epen)

1. epic

Declension

Related terms

• Epik
• episch

English

Noun

epos

1. (obsolete) An epic.

Czech

Noun

epos m

1. epic (extended narrative poem)

Related terms

• epický
• epika

Danish

Noun

epos n (singular definite eposset, plural indefinite eposser)

1. epic (narrative poem)

Declension

References

• “epos” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

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

1. epic (extended narrative poem)

Synonyms

• heldendicht

Anagrams

• poes, pose, soep

Italian

Etymology

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

• (3): epopea

Related terms

• epico

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔπος ‎(épos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.pos/, [ˈɛ.pɔs]

Noun

epos ? ‎(indeclinable)

1. an epic, a heroic poem

Declension

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

Usage notes

• Occurring only in the nominative and accusative forms.

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “epos”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• epos in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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

Related terms

• epik
• epiker
• episk
• rymdepos