época
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Asturian
Pronunciation
Noun
época f (plural époques)
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
época f (plural épocas)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: é‧po‧ca
Noun
época f (plural épocas)
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:época.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch”), from ἐπέχω (epékhō, “to hold in, check”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
época f (plural épocas)
Hyponyms
- época de exámenes (“exam period, exam time”)
- época de secas (“dry season”) (Mexico)
- época de vacas flacas (“lean years, tough times”)
- época medieval (“medieval times”)
- época navideña (“Christmas time, Christmas season”)
- época pasada (“bygone era”)
Derived terms
- adelantado a su época
- de época
- en la época (“around the time”)
- en mi época (“in my day, back in my day”)
Further reading
- “época”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10