ἐπιθαλάμιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) +‎ θάλαμος (thálamos) +‎ -ιος (-ios)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.tʰa.lá.mi.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.tʰaˈla.mi.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.θaˈla.mi.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.θaˈla.mi.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.θaˈla.mi.os/

Adjective

ἐπῐθᾰλάμῐος • (epĭthălámĭos) m or f (neuter ἐπῐθᾰλάμῐον); second declension

bridal, nuptial; of or pertaining to the bride, the wedding
(nominalized, masculine, feminine or neuter) bridal song, epithalamium
- Lucan, Symposium 40:
  ἐγὼ γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐπιθαλάμιον ἀναγνώσομαι καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀνεγίνωσκεν.
  egṑ gàr humîn epithalámion anagnṓsomai kaì arxámenos anegínōsken.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Second declension of ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐος; ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐος epĭthălắmĭos	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐον epĭthălắmĭon	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ω epĭthălămĭ́ō	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ω epĭthălămĭ́ō	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐοι epĭthălắmĭoi	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐᾰ epĭthălắmĭă
Genitive	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ου epĭthălămĭ́ou	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ου epĭthălămĭ́ou	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́οιν epĭthălămĭ́oin	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́οιν epĭthălămĭ́oin	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ων epĭthălămĭ́ōn	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ων epĭthălămĭ́ōn
Dative	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ῳ epĭthălămĭ́ōi	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ῳ epĭthălămĭ́ōi	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́οιν epĭthălămĭ́oin	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́οιν epĭthălămĭ́oin	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́οις epĭthălămĭ́ois	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́οις epĭthălămĭ́ois
Accusative	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐον epĭthălắmĭon	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐον epĭthălắmĭon	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ω epĭthălămĭ́ō	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ω epĭthălămĭ́ō	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ους epĭthălămĭ́ous	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐᾰ epĭthălắmĭă
Vocative	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐε epĭthălắmĭe	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐον epĭthălắmĭon	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ω epĭthălămĭ́ō	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ω epĭthălămĭ́ō	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐοι epĭthălắmĭoi	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰ́μῐᾰ epĭthălắmĭă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐ́ως epĭthălămĭ́ōs		ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐώτερος epĭthălămĭṓteros		ἐπῐθᾰλᾰμῐώτᾰτος epĭthălămĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: epitalama
→ Belarusian: эпіталама (epitalama)
→ Bulgarian: епиталамиите (epitalamiite)
→ Georgian: ეპითალამა (eṗitalama)
→ Latin: epithalamium (see there for further descendants)
→ Russian: эпиталама (epitalama)
- → Kyrgyz: эпиталама (epitalama)
→ Serbo-Croatian: епиталам
→ Ukrainian: епіталама (epitalama)