эпиталама

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epithalamium, in turn from Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion), neuter form of Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), from ἐπί (epí, upon) + θάλαμος (thálamos, inner chamber, wedding chamber).

Pronunciation

Noun

эпиталама́ (epitalamáf inan (genitive эпиталамы́, nominative plural э́питаламы, genitive plural эпитала́м)

  1. epithalamium (poetic work in the nature of a panegyric on the occasion of a wedding)
  2. (Ancient Greece) epithalamium (the wedding song)

Declension

Descendants

  • Kyrgyz: эпиталама (epitalama)

References

  • Ушаков Д. Н. , editor (1935–1940), “ЭПИТАЛА’МА”, in Толковый словарь русского языка (Tolkovyj slovarʹ russkovo jazyka) (in Russian), Moscow: Государственное издательство иностранных и национальных словарей