ἐπικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from ἔπος (épos, story”, “song) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, -ic, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἐπῐκός (epikósm (feminine ἐπῐκή, neuter ἐπῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. epic

Inflection

Descendants

  • Danish: episk
  • Latin: epicus (see there for further descendants)
  • Norwegian: episk
  • Russian: эпи́ческий (epíčeskij)