LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

epulō

epulō m (genitive epulōnis)
Classical[ˈɛ.pʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.pu.lo]

Meaning

  1. a feaster; guest at a feast

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepulōepulōnēs
genitiveepulōnisepulōnum
dativeepulōnīepulōnibus
accusativeepulōnemepulōnēs
ablativeepulōneepulōnibus
vocativeepulōepulōnēs

ĕpŭlo, ōnis (also EPOLONUS, i, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 78, 11 Müll.), m. epulum,
I. a guest at a feast or banquet, a feaster, carouser.
I. In gen. (mostly post-class.), Cic. Att. 2, 7, 3; App. M. 2, p. 123; 9, p. 235; Firm. Math. 5, 4 fin.—Far more freq.,
II. In partic.: Tresviri or Septemviri Epulones (in inscrr. also SEPTEMVIR and SEPTEMVIRI [VII. VIR.] EPVLONVM), a t. t. of relig. lang., a college of priests, composed at first of three and afterwards of seven persons, who superintended the sacrificial banquets to the gods, Cic. de Or. 3, 19 fin.; Gell. 1, 12, 6; cf. Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 12; Luc. 1, 602; Inscr. Orell. 590; 773; 2259 sq.; Calend. Praenest. Jan. (Orell. Inscr. 2, p. 382).—In sing.: Epulo, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 82 Müll. N. cr.: Triumvir Epulo, Liv. 40, 42: tres viri epulones, id. 33, 42, 1: VII. VIRO. EPVLONI, Inscr. Orell. 2365.
Ĕpŭlo, ōnis, m.,
I. a proper name, Verg. A. 12, 459.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin epulō From epulum (“feast”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalanepuló

Quick answers

What does epulō mean in Latin?
epulō, a noun, means “a feaster; guest at a feast”.
What is the genitive of epulō?
The genitive singular is epulōnis. epulō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce epulō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛ.pʊ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.pu.lo].