noun · femininefirst declension
epistrophē
epistrophē f (genitive epistrophēs)
Classical[ɛˈpɪs.trɔ.pʰeː]Ecclesiastical[eˈpis.tro.fe]
Meaning
- rhetorica returning
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epistrophē | epistrophae |
| genitive | epistrophēs | epistrophārum |
| dative | epistrophae | epistrophīs |
| accusative | epistrophēn | epistrophās |
| ablative | epistrophē | epistrophīs |
| vocative | epistrophē | epistrophae |
ĕpistrŏphē, ēs, f., = ἐπιστροφή, rhet. t. t.,
I. a returning (pure Lat. reversio), Rufin. de Schem. 16, p. 238.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-) Proto-Indo-European *strebʰ-der. Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō) Ancient Greek ἐπῐστρέφω (epĭstréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ)bor. Latin epistrophē Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ).