epocha
See also: épocha
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epocha (plural epochas)
- Obsolete form of epoch. [17th–19th c.]
- 1773, John Adams, “1773. Decr. 17th”, in Diary of John Adams, Volume 2, pages 85–86:
- This Destruction of the Tea is so bold, so daring, so firm, intrepid and inflexible, and it must have so important Consequences, and so lasting, that I cant but consider it as an Epocha in History.
- 1790, Helen Maria Williams, Letters Written in France, Broadview, published 2002, page 70:
- [T]hese dancers were the very men whose bravery formed the great epocha of French liberty; the heroes who demolished the towers of the Bastille, and whose fame will descend to the latest posterity.
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epocha f
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Etymology edit
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, “I hold in, check”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “I have, hold”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.po.kʰa/, [ˈɛpɔkʰä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.po.ka/, [ˈɛːpokä]
Noun edit
epocha f (genitive epochae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | epocha | epochae |
| Genitive | epochae | epochārum |
| Dative | epochae | epochīs |
| Accusative | epocham | epochās |
| Ablative | epochā | epochīs |
| Vocative | epocha | epochae |
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epocha f (plural epochas)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of época.