Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
epigraphicus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
epigraphicus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
epigraphicus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
epigraphicus you have here. The definition of the word
epigraphicus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
epigraphicus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἐπῐγρᾰφῐκός (epĭgrăphĭkós), from ἐπῐγρᾰφή (epĭgrăphḗ, “an inscription”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “of or pertaining to”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
epigraphicus (feminine epigraphica, neuter epigraphicum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) epigraphic, epigraphical (of or pertaining to inscriptions)
- Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum ― The Greek Epigraphical Supplement
- 1620, Petrus á Beeck, Aquiſgranum ſiue Hiſtorica Narratio, De Regiæ S.R.I. & Coronationis Regum Rom., 226:
decedit ex humanis ann. 1483. funeratuſque eſt in templo antiquo vt docet epigraphica inſcriptio inciſa ſaxo - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1635, Philibert Monet, Invantaire des deux Langues, françoise, et latine, 569/2:Cordon, filet de chaque coté de la legeande : Limbus epigraphicus, Monetalis epigraphe linearis orbiculus.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Descendants