epigon

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

epigon m anim

  1. epigone

Declension

Declension of epigon (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative epigon epigoni
genitive epigona epigonů
dative epigonovi, epigonu epigonům
accusative epigona epigony
vocative epigone epigoni
locative epigonovi, epigonu epigonech
instrumental epigonem epigony

Indonesian

Etymology

From English epigone, from French épigones, from Latin epigonī, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονοι (epígonoi), plural form of ἐπίγονος (epígonos, “offspring, descendant”), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, “I come after”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I become”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: èpi‧gon

Noun

èpigon (first-person possessive epigonku, second-person possessive epigonmu, third-person possessive epigonnya)

  1. epigone: an undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Epigone or French épigone.

Noun

epigon m (plural epigoni)

  1. epigone

Declension

Declension of epigon
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) epigon epigonul (niște) epigoni epigonii
genitive/dative (unui) epigon epigonului (unor) epigoni epigonilor
vocative epigonule epigonilor
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