епос
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Via Russian эпос (epos) and German Epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word”).
Pronunciation
Noun
е́пос • (épos) m
Declension
Declension of е́пос
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Epos, also via Latin epos (“heroic poem”), from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
е́пос • (épos) m inan (genitive е́посу, nominative plural е́поси, genitive plural е́посів, relational adjective епі́чний or е́посний)
- (poetry) epic (a narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters)
Declension
Declension of е́пос (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “епос”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “епос”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “епос”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “епос”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)
- “епос”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)