epitheton

See also: Epitheton

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːˈpi.teː.tɔn/

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• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧the‧ton

Noun

epitheton n (plural epitheta)

1. epithet (term used to characterise someone or something)
2. epithet (term used as a descriptive substitute)
3. (taxonomy) epithet

Derived terms

• epitheton ornans

Latin

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛˈpɪ.tʰɛ.tɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈpiː.t̪e.t̪on]
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧the‧ton

Noun

epitheton n (genitive epithetī); second declension

1. epithet

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	epitheton	epitheta
genitive	epithetī	epithetōrum
dative	epithetō	epithetīs
accusative	epitheton	epitheta
ablative	epithetō	epithetīs
vocative	epitheton	epitheta

References

• “epitheton”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press