noun · femininefirst declension
epocha
epocha f (genitive epochae)
Classical[ˈɛ.pɔ.kʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.po.ka]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinfeminineage, period, time, season, epoch (particular period of history)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epocha | epochae |
| genitive | epochae | epochārum |
| dative | epochae | epochīs |
| accusative | epocham | epochās |
| ablative | epochā | epochīs |
| vocative | epocha | epochae |
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch”), from ἐπέχω (epékhō, “to hold in, check”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”).
Descendants
- Englishepocha
- Englishepoch
- GermanEpoche
- Frenchépoque
- Italianepoca
- Portugueseépoca
- Romanianepocă
- Spanishépoca
- Asturianépoca
- Galicianépoca