Epicharmus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Epicharmus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπίχαρμος (Epíkharmos).
Proper noun edit
Epicharmus
- comic playwright and moralist from Kos (c. 530 – 450 BCE)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίχαρμος (Epíkharmos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈkʰar.mus/, [ɛpɪˈkʰärmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.piˈkar.mus/, [epiˈkärmus]
Proper noun edit
Epicharmus m sg (genitive Epicharmī); second declension
- A Greek philosopher and dramatist born in Syracuse
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Epicharmus |
| Genitive | Epicharmī |
| Dative | Epicharmō |
| Accusative | Epicharmum |
| Ablative | Epicharmō |
| Vocative | Epicharme |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Epicharmus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Epicharmus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray