"epitheton" meaning in Latin

See epitheton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɛˈpɪ.tʰɛ.tɔn] [Classical-Latin], [eˈpiː.t̪e.t̪on] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton). Etymology templates: {{lbor|la|grc|ἐπίθετον}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton) Head templates: {{la-noun|epitheton<2>}} epitheton n (genitive epithetī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|epitheton<2>}} Forms: epithetī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], epitheton [nominative, singular], epitheta [nominative, plural], epithetī [genitive, singular], epithetōrum [genitive, plural], epithetō [dative, singular], epithetīs [dative, plural], epitheton [accusative, singular], epitheta [accusative, plural], epithetō [ablative, singular], epithetīs [ablative, plural], epitheton [singular, vocative], epitheta [plural, vocative]
  1. epithet Tags: declension-2, neuter

Inflected forms

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        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
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      "name": "lbor"
    }
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    {
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "epitheton",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "epitheta",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epithetōrum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epithetō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epitheton",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "epitheta",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "e",
        "pi",
        "the",
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    }
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        "table-tags"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epithetō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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    },
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        "plural"
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        "vocative"
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    }
  ],
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        "e",
        "pi",
        "the",
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    }
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        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "[eˈpiː.t̪e.t̪on]",
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    }
  ],
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}

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