epicentrum
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
epicentrum n
- epicenter (US), epicentre (UK) (the point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)
Declension
Declension of epicentrum (hard neuter reducible foreign)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epicentrum | epicentra |
| genitive | epicentra | epicenter |
| dative | epicentru | epicentrům |
| accusative | epicentrum | epicentra |
| vocative | epicentrum | epicentra |
| locative | epicentru | epicentrech |
| instrumental | epicentrem | epicentry |
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin epicentrum.
Pronunciation
Noun
epicentrum n (plural epicentra or epicentrums, diminutive epicentrumpje n)
- (seismology) epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: episentrum
- → Indonesian: episentrum
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
epicentrum (plural epicentrumok)
- (seismology) epicentre (point directly above the focus of an earthquake)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | epicentrum | epicentrumok |
| accusative | epicentrumot | epicentrumokat |
| dative | epicentrumnak | epicentrumoknak |
| instrumental | epicentrummal | epicentrumokkal |
| causal-final | epicentrumért | epicentrumokért |
| translative | epicentrummá | epicentrumokká |
| terminative | epicentrumig | epicentrumokig |
| essive-formal | epicentrumként | epicentrumokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | epicentrumban | epicentrumokban |
| superessive | epicentrumon | epicentrumokon |
| adessive | epicentrumnál | epicentrumoknál |
| illative | epicentrumba | epicentrumokba |
| sublative | epicentrumra | epicentrumokra |
| allative | epicentrumhoz | epicentrumokhoz |
| elative | epicentrumból | epicentrumokból |
| delative | epicentrumról | epicentrumokról |
| ablative | epicentrumtól | epicentrumoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
epicentrumé | epicentrumoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
epicentruméi | epicentrumokéi |
| Possessive forms of epicentrum | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | epicentrumom | epicentrumaim |
| 2nd person sing. | epicentrumod | epicentrumaid |
| 3rd person sing. | epicentruma | epicentrumai |
| 1st person plural | epicentrumunk | epicentrumaink |
| 2nd person plural | epicentrumotok | epicentrumaitok |
| 3rd person plural | epicentrumuk | epicentrumaik |
Further reading
- epicentrum in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
epicentrum n
Declension
Declension of epicentrum
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epicentrum | epicentra |
| genitive | epicentrum | epicentrów |
| dative | epicentrum | epicentrom |
| accusative | epicentrum | epicentra |
| instrumental | epicentrum | epicentrami |
| locative | epicentrum | epicentrach |
| vocative | epicentrum | epicentra |
Further reading
- epicentrum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- epicentrum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
epicentrum n
- an epicentre (point above earthquake)
Usage notes
- For variant declensions, see centrum
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | epicentrum | epicentrums |
| definite | epicentrum | epicentrums | |
| plural | indefinite | epicentra | epicentras |
| definite | epicentra | epicentras |
References
- epicentrum in SAOL (13th ed.) says "best. =", indicating the definite form singular is epicentrum, but gives no plural