"epithalamium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm/ Forms: epithalamiums [plural], epithalamia [plural], epithalamion [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree 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 θάλαμος (thálamos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion)bor. Latin epithalamiumlbor. English epithalamium Learned borrowing from Latin epithalamium, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”), neuter form of ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θάλαμος (thálamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:epithalamium|tree=1}} Etymology tree 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 θάλαμος (thálamos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion)bor. Latin epithalamiumlbor. English epithalamium [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₁éps", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁ep-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁épi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*epí", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἐπί", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἐπῐ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "θάλαμος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ιος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἐπιθαλάμιος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-on", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-om", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἐπιθαλάμιον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "epithalamium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "epithalamium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="epithalamium">, {{lbor|en|la|epithalamium}} Learned borrowing from Latin epithalamium, {{der|en|grc|ἐπιθαλάμιον||bridal song}} Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|epithalamia}} epithalamium (plural epithalamiums or epithalamia)
  1. A song or poem celebrating a marriage. Translations (song or poem celebrating a marriage): epitalami [masculine] (Catalan), häälaulu (english: song) (Finnish), hääruno (english: poem) (Finnish), épithalame [masculine] (French), epitalamio [masculine] (Italian), epithalamium [neuter] (Latin), epitalamium [neuter] (Polish), epitalâmio [masculine] (Portuguese), epitalam [neuter] (Romanian), эпиталама (epitalama) (Russian), epitalamium [neuter] (Slovak), epitalamio [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. (Ancient Greece) A song in praise of the bride or bridegroom
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Derived forms: epithalamic

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