Epifania

See also: epifania, epifanía, epifanią, Epifanía, and Epifanią

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.pi.fəˈni.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [e.pi.faˈni.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: E‧pi‧fa‧ni‧a

Proper noun

l'Epifania f

1. Epiphany (Christian feast)

Italian

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”). Doublet of Befana.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.faˈni.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: E‧pi‧fa‧nì‧a

Proper noun

l'Epifania f (plural (rare) Epifanie)

1. Epiphany (Christian feast)

   Synonym: (popular) Befana

Coordinate terms

• Re Magi

Etymology 2

Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.piˈfa.nja/
• Rhymes: -anja
• Hyphenation: E‧pi‧fà‧nia

Proper noun

Epifania f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “someone born around Epiphany”, masculine equivalent Epifanio

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek Ἐπιφάνεια (Epipháneia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈfaɲ.ja/
• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: E‧pi‧fan‧ia
• Homophone: epifania

Proper noun

Epifania f

1. (Christianity) Epiphany (appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi)

   Synonym: Objawienie Pańskie

2. (Christianity) Epiphany (Christian feast)

   Synonyms: Objawienie Pańskie, Trzech Króli

Declension

Declension of Epifania

	singular
nominative	Epifania
genitive	Epifanii
dative	Epifanii
accusative	Epifanię
instrumental	Epifanią
locative	Epifanii
vocative	Epifanio

Related terms

adjectives

• epifaniczny
• epifanijny

 

noun

• epifania

 

Further reading

• Epifania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Epifania in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.faˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.faˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.pi.faˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.pi.fɐˈni.ɐ/, /i.pi.fɐˈni.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: E‧pi‧fa‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Epifania f

1. Epiphany (Christian feast)

Swahili

Proper noun

Epifania

1. Epiphany (Christian feast)