"Epos" meaning in German

See Epos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈeːpɔs] Audio: De-Epos.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, speech”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|grc:ἔπος<t:word, speech>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "word, speech", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wekʷ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wékʷos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*wékʷos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ϝέπος", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἔπος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Epos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Epos">, {{bor+|de|grc|ἔπος||word, speech}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, speech”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,-,Epen}} Epos n (strong, genitive Epos, plural Epen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-,Epen}} Forms: Epos [genitive], Epen [plural], strong [table-tags], Epos [nominative, singular], Epen [definite, nominative, plural], Epos [genitive, singular], Epen [definite, genitive, plural], Epos [dative, singular], Epen [dative, definite, plural], Epos [accusative, singular], Epen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (poetry) epic Tags: neuter, strong Related terms: Epik, episch

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "grc:ἔπος<t:word, speech>"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"word, speech\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*wekʷ-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*wékʷos\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Hellenic\", \"term\" : \"*wékʷos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grk-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"ϝέπος\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"ἔπος\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"German\", \"term\" : \"Epos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"de\" }\" data-lang=\"de\" data-title=\"Epos\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἔπος",
        "4": "",
        "5": "word, speech"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, speech”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, speech”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,-,Epen"
      },
      "expansion": "Epos n (strong, genitive Epos, plural Epen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,-,Epen"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms with collocations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Poetry",
          "orig": "de:Poetry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The Epic of Gilgamesh",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "Das Gilgamesch-Epos",
          "translation": "The Epic of Gilgamesh",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "epic"
      ],
      "id": "en-Epos-de-noun-SacL0ecx",
      "links": [
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "epic",
          "epic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetry) epic"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Epik"
        },
        {
          "word": "episch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "communications",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeːpɔs]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Epos.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/De-Epos.ogg/De-Epos.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/De-Epos.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Epos"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "grc:ἔπος<t:word, speech>"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"word, speech\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*wekʷ-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*wékʷos\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Hellenic\", \"term\" : \"*wékʷos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grk-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"ϝέπος\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"ἔπος\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"German\", \"term\" : \"Epos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"de\" }\" data-lang=\"de\" data-title=\"Epos\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἔπος",
        "4": "",
        "5": "word, speech"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, speech”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, speech”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,-,Epen"
      },
      "expansion": "Epos n (strong, genitive Epos, plural Epen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,-,Epen"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Epik"
    },
    {
      "word": "episch"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with etymon",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "German terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wekʷ-",
        "German terms with collocations",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "de:Poetry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The Epic of Gilgamesh",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "Das Gilgamesch-Epos",
          "translation": "The Epic of Gilgamesh",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "epic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "epic",
          "epic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetry) epic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "communications",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeːpɔs]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Epos.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/De-Epos.ogg/De-Epos.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/De-Epos.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Epos"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Epos meaning in German (4.1kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-08-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-08-05 using wiktextract (872fc7b and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.