LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

epūlis

epūlis f (genitive epūlidos)
Classical[ɛˈpuː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈpuː.lis]

Meaning

  1. New Latinepulis (a growth on the gum)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepūlisepūlides
genitiveepūlidosepūlidum
dativeepūlidīepūlidibus
accusativeepūlidaepūlidas
ablativeepūlideepūlidibus
vocativeepūlisepūlides

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-) Ancient Greek οὖλον (oûlon) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπουλῐ́ς (epoulĭ́s)bor. Latin epūlis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπουλῐ́ς (epoulĭ́s, “growth on the gums”).

Descendants
  • Englishepulis

Quick answers

What does epūlis mean in Latin?
epūlis, a noun, means “epulis (a growth on the gum)”.
What is the genitive of epūlis?
The genitive singular is epūlidos. epūlis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce epūlis?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈpuː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈpuː.lis].