noun · neutersecond declension
epitheton
epitheton n (genitive epithetī)
Classical[ɛˈpɪ.tʰɛ.tɔn]Ecclesiastical[eˈpiː.te.ton]
Meaning
- neuterepithet
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epitheton | epitheta |
| genitive | epithetī | epithetōrum |
| dative | epithetō | epithetīs |
| accusative | epitheton | epitheta |
| ablative | epithetō | epithetīs |
| vocative | epitheton | epitheta |
ĕpĭthĕton, i, n., = ἐπίθετον, in gram.,
I. an epithet, adjective, Quint. 8, 2, 10; 8, 3, 20; Macr. S. 6, 5 al.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τῐ́θημῐ (tĭ́thēmĭ) Ancient Greek ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton)lbor. Latin epitheton Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton).