noun · femininefirst declension
epulae
epulae f pl (genitive epulārum)
Classical[ˈɛ.pʊ.ɫae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.pu.le]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- feminineplurala feast or banquet, particularly one during a religious or public festival
- femininepluraldishes; meats
- femininefigurativelypluralfood
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
magna et pulchra cēna; epulae deōrum.epulae -ārum f pl — in Mille Verba, Cibus et Convīvium
convīvium magnumepulae -ārum (f) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 2
cēna magna, dapēsepulae -ārum (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 17
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | epulae |
| genitive | — | epulārum |
| dative | — | epulīs |
| accusative | — | epulās |
| ablative | — | epulīs |
| vocative | — | epulae |
ĕpŭlae, ārum, f., v. epulum.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
epulae ārum, f
viands, sumptuous food, dishes, meats: mensae epulis exstruebantur: vino et epulis onerati, S.: exempta fames epulis, V.: vestis, Blattarum epulae, H.: Viscera (voltur) rimatur epulis, ransacks for food, V.—Fig., food, support: bonarum cogitationum.—A feast, banquet, entertainment, feasts, dinners: (carmina) in epulis cantitata: neque modus est epularum: regum, H.: amplissimae, Cs. — Esp., of religious festivals: sepulcrum epulis celebrare: Voveram dulcīs epulas Libero, H.