Epicharmus
English
Etymology
From Latin Epicharmus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπίχαρμος (Epíkharmos).
Proper noun
Epicharmus
- comic playwright and moralist from Kos (c. 530 – 450 BCE)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίχαρμος (Epíkharmos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.pɪˈkʰar.mʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.piˈkar.mus]
Proper noun
Epicharmus m sg (genitive Epicharmī); second declension
- A Greek philosopher and dramatist born in Syracuse
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Epicharmus |
| genitive | Epicharmī |
| dative | Epicharmō |
| accusative | Epicharmum |
| ablative | Epicharmō |
| vocative | Epicharme |
Derived terms
- Epicharmius
References
- Epicharmus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Epicharmus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray