epulis
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin epūlis.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈpju.lɪs/
- Rhymes: -uːlɪs
Noun
epulis (plural epulides)
References
- “epulis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin epūlis.
Pronunciation
Noun
epulis
Declension
| Inflection of epulis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | epulis | epulikset | |
| genitive | epuliksen | epulisten epuliksien | |
| partitive | epulista | epuliksia | |
| illative | epulikseen | epuliksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | epulis | epulikset | |
| accusative | nom. | epulis | epulikset |
| gen. | epuliksen | ||
| genitive | epuliksen | epulisten epuliksien | |
| partitive | epulista | epuliksia | |
| inessive | epuliksessa | epuliksissa | |
| elative | epuliksesta | epuliksista | |
| illative | epulikseen | epuliksiin | |
| adessive | epuliksella | epuliksilla | |
| ablative | epulikselta | epuliksilta | |
| allative | epulikselle | epuliksille | |
| essive | epuliksena | epuliksina | |
| translative | epulikseksi | epuliksiksi | |
| abessive | epuliksetta | epuliksitta | |
| instructive | — | epuliksin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Latin
Pronunciation
- epūlis: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈpu.lis/,
- epulīs: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈe.pu.liːs/,
- epulīs: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.pu.lis/,
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπουλῐ́ς (epoulís, “growth on the gums”).
Noun
epūlis f (genitive epūlidos); third declension (New Latin)
Inflection
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epūlis | epūlides |
| genitive | epūlidos | epūlidum |
| dative | epūlidī | epūlidibus |
| accusative | epūlida | epūlidas |
| ablative | epūlide | epūlidibus |
| vocative | epūlis epūli1 |
epūlides |
1In poetry.
Descendants
- → English: epulis
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
epulīs n
epulīs f (plural only)