noun · femininefirst declension
epitomē
epitomē f (genitive epitomēs)
Classical[ɛˈpɪ.tɔ.meː]Ecclesiastical[eˈpiː.to.me]
Meaning
- epitome; abridgement; synopsis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epitomē | epitomae |
| genitive | epitomēs | epitomārum |
| dative | epitomae | epitomīs |
| accusative | epitomēn epitomam | epitomās |
| ablative | epitomē | epitomīs |
| vocative | epitomē | epitomae |
ĕpĭtŏmē (nom. ĕpĭtŏma, Cic. Att. 12, 5, 3), ēs, f., = ἐπιτομή,
I. an abridgment, epitome, Cic. Att. 12, 5, 3; 13, 8.—In plur., Col. 1, 1, 10:
librum in epitomen cogere, Aus. Ep. 19 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
epitomē (once -ma, C.), ēs, f
, ἐπιτομή, an abridgment, epitome.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἐπῐτομή (epĭtomḗ), from ἐπῐτέμνω (epĭtémnō), from ἐπῐ́ (epĭ́) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
Descendants
- Catalanepítom
- Englishepitome
- Portugueseepítome
- Spanishepítome
- Galicianepítome
In English words that came into English from epitomē
- epitomeepitomē
- epitomatorepitomator
- epitomateepitomō