έπος

See also: ἔπος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos) with the sense 'epic' from its plural, ἔπη (épē).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.pos/
  • Hyphenation: έ‧πος

Noun

έπος • (épos) n (plural έπη)

  1. epic (an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero)
    ηρωικό έπος ― iroïkó épos ― heroic epic
  2. epic (a series of events considered appropriate to an epic)

Declension

Declension of έπος
singular plural
nominative έπος (épos) έπη (épi)
genitive έπους (épous) επών (epón)
accusative έπος (épos) έπη (épi)
vocative έπος (épos) έπη (épi)

References

  1. ^ έπος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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