epos

See also: Epos and epos'

English

Etymology 1

From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).

Noun

epos (plural eposes)

1. (obsolete) An epic.
   • 1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book third, page 155:

     Homer’s Epos has not ceased to be true; yet it is no longer our Epos, but shines in the distance, if clearer and clearer, yet also smaller and smaller, like a receding Star.

   • 1932, Hans Licht [pseudonym; Paul Brandt], translated by J. H. Freese, “[Male Homosexuality] History of Greek Love of Boys”, in Lawrence H. Dawson, editor, Sexual Life in Ancient Greece, London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. […], published 1933, part II, page 451:

     The bond of friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was referred to by the great tragic writer Æschylus as based on sensuality, and this author was still near enough to the age of the Homeric epos to understand its underlying spirit perfectly.

   • 2010, Vasily Sesemann, translated by Mykolas Drunga, edited by Mykolas Drunga and Leonidas Donskis, Selected Papers, Amsterdam, New York, N.Y.: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 35:

     We should remember that in antiquity, during the period of the greatest flourishing of classical art, elementary education in the public schools of Ellada consisted largely of the Homerian epos and its recitation to the musical accompaniment provided by the pupils themselves.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “epos”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Etymology 2

From Shasta ip'-haws (“Perideridia spp tubers”).

Noun

epos (plural not attested)

1. The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.

Alternative forms

• ipos

Anagrams

• ESOP, PEOs, opes, peos, peso, poes, pose, posé, sope

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpos]

Noun

epos m inan

1. epic (extended narrative poem)

Declension

Declension of epos (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	epos	eposy
genitive	eposu	eposů
dative	eposu	eposům
accusative	epos	eposy
vocative	epose	eposy
locative	epose, eposu	eposech
instrumental	eposem	eposy

Related terms

• epický
• epika

 

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːpʰʌs]

Noun

epos n (singular definite eposset, plural indefinite eposser)

1. epic (narrative poem)

Declension

Declension of epos

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	epos	eposset epet	eposser eper	eposserne eperne
genitive	epos'	epossets epets	epossers epers	epossernes epernes

References

• “epos” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.pɔs/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: epos

Noun

epos n (plural epen or epossen, diminutive eposje n)

1. epic (extended narrative poem, usually in dactylic hexametre)

Synonyms

• epopee
• heldendicht

Derived terms

• dierenepos
• epicus
• epiek
• episch
• epyllium

Related terms

• epopee

Descendants

• → Indonesian: epos (“epic”)

Anagrams

• poes, pose, soep

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ekʷos.

Pronounciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈepos]

Noun

epos m

1. horse

Declension

    declension of epos (Transalpine)

Case Singular Plural Nominative epos epoi Vocative epe epoi Accusative epon epōs1, epūs2 Genitive epi epon Dative epū epobo Instrumental epū epuis1, epūs2 Locative epei1, epē2 epois 1 early forms, 2 late forms

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch epos, from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.pɔs/
• Rhymes: -pɔs, -ɔs, -s
• Hyphenation: e‧pos

Noun

epos (plural epos-epos, first-person possessive eposku, second-person possessive eposmu, third-person possessive eposnya)

1. (literature) epic: an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.

   Synonyms: epik, wiracarita

Further reading

• “epos” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.pos/
• Rhymes: -ɛpos
• Hyphenation: è‧pos

Noun

epos m (singular only)

1. an epic
2. the epics and legends of a particular population
3. (rare) an event considered appropriate to an epic

   Synonym: epopea

Related terms

• epico

Anagrams

• peso, pesò, pose

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.pos/, [ˈɛpɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.pos/, [ˈɛːpos]

Noun

epos n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)

1. an epic, a heroic poem

Usage notes

• Occurring only in the nominative and accusative forms.

Declension

Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	epos
Genitive	—
Dative	—
Accusative	epos
Ablative	—
Vocative	—

References

• “epos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “epos”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• epos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “epos”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Ed. Sig. Her, Tiro der Anfänger im Latein, eine Formenlehre der lateinischen Sprache mit Expositions- und Compositionsstoff, Stuttgart, 1860, p. 16: "Die Neutra auf os haben im Genit. us, im Dat. i, im Accus. u. Voc. os, Ablat. o, z. B. epos (ein Heldengedicht), epus, epi, epos, epo. So: melos der Gesang." — That is: 'The neuters in os have [in singular] genitive us, dative i, accusative and vocative os, ablative o, e.g. epos (a heroic poem), epus, epi, epos, epo. In the same manner: melos (song).'

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.pɔs/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛpɔs
• Syllabification: e‧pos

Noun

epos m inan

1. epic (extended narrative poem)

   Synonym: epopeja

Declension

Declension of epos

	singular	plural
nominative	epos	eposy
genitive	eposu	eposów
dative	eposowi	eposom
accusative	epos	eposy
instrumental	eposem	eposami
locative	eposie	eposach
vocative	eposie	eposy

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Epos.

Noun

epos n (plural eposuri)

1. epic

Declension

Declension of epos

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) epos	eposul	(niște) eposuri	eposurile
genitive/dative	(unui) epos	eposului	(unor) eposuri	eposurilor
vocative	eposule		eposurilor

Swedish

Noun

epos n

1. an epic, a narrative poem

Declension

Declension of epos
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	epos	eposet	epos	eposen
Genitive	epos	eposets	epos	eposens

Related terms

• epik
• epiker
• episk
• rymdepos

References

• epos in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• epos in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• epos in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)