LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

epigramma

epigramma n (genitive epigrammatis)
Classical[ɛ.pɪˈɡram.ma]Ecclesiastical[e.piˈɡram.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterinscription
  2. neuterepigram

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepigrammaepigrammata
genitiveepigrammatisepigrammatum
dativeepigrammatīepigrammatibus
accusativeepigrammaepigrammata
ablativeepigrammateepigrammatibus
vocativeepigrammaepigrammata

ĕpĭgramma, ătis, n. (
I. dat. plur. epigrammatis, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 15.—Gen. plur.: epigrammatōn, Mart. 1 praef.; 1, 2; -matum, Suet. Aug. 85), = ἐπίγραμμα.
I. An inscription; on the base of a statue, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57; on an offering, Nep. Paus. 1, 3; on tombstones, Petr. 115 fin.; as a brand, id. ib. 103, 4.—
II. An epigram, Cic. Tusc. 1, 34, 84; id. Arch. 10, 25; Quint. 1, 5, 20; Suet. Caes. 73 et saep.; so the Epigrammata of the poet Martial.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma).

Descendants
  • GermanEpigramm
  • Englishepigramfrom Middle French épigramme
  • Frenchépigrammefrom Middle French épigramme
  • Italianepigramma
  • Hungarianepigramma

In English words that came into English from epigramma

  • epigramepigramma

Quick answers

What does epigramma mean in Latin?
epigramma, a noun, means “inscription; epigram”.
What is the genitive of epigramma?
The genitive singular is epigrammatis. epigramma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce epigramma?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.pɪˈɡram.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.piˈɡram.ma].