"epulum" meaning in Latin

See epulum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɛ.pʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː.pu.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Possibly contracted from *edipulum, from edō. Head templates: {{la-noun|epulum<2>}} epulum n (genitive epulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((epulum<2>,epulae<1.pl>,epula<2.pl>))|title=Second-declension (neuter) noun in the singular; first-declension (feminine) or second-declension (neuter) noun in the plural.}} Forms: epulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], epulum [nominative, singular], epula [nominative, plural], epulae [nominative, plural], epulī [genitive, singular], epulōrum [genitive, plural], epulārum [genitive, plural], epulō [dative, singular], epulīs [dative, plural], epulum [accusative, singular], epula [accusative, plural], epulās [accusative, plural], epulō [ablative, singular], epulīs [ablative, plural], epulum [singular, vocative], epula [plural, vocative], epulae [plural, vocative]
  1. feast, banquet, festive entertainment Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: epulae, convīvium, dominium, cōmissātiō, fēsta, daps, alogia
    Sense id: en-epulum-la-noun-GbZj-pza Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin nouns with multiple declensions Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 48 50 3 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 50 31 18 Disambiguation of Latin nouns with multiple declensions: 40 47 12
  2. (in the plural) dishes, meats. Tags: declension-2, in-plural, neuter
    Sense id: en-epulum-la-noun-S1xn89ik Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin nouns with multiple declensions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 48 50 3 Disambiguation of Latin nouns with multiple declensions: 40 47 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 72 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 57 2
  3. (in the plural, figuratively) food. Tags: declension-2, figuratively, in-plural, neuter
    Sense id: en-epulum-la-noun-rL050Eeu Categories (other): Latin nouns with multiple declensions Disambiguation of Latin nouns with multiple declensions: 40 47 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: epulae, epulāris, epulō, epulor

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "Possibly contracted from *edipulum, from edō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "epulī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "epulum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "epulum n (genitive epulī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "((epulum<2>,epulae<1.pl>,epula<2.pl>))",
        "title": "Second-declension (neuter) noun in the singular; first-declension (feminine) or second-declension (neuter) noun in the plural."
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "epulae"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "epulāris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "epulō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "epulor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 50 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 31 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 47 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin nouns with multiple declensions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "“You [win] for me whatsoever sort of kingdom this [is], you secure [for me] a scepter and [favor from] Jupiter, you grant [to me the privilege] to recline at the feasts of the gods, and you confer [on me the] power of clouds and of storms.”\n(King Aeolus speaks with humble respect to Queen Juno; note the word repetition or anaphora: “You…, you…, you…, you….”)",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.78–80",
          "roman": "nimbōrumque facīs tempestātumque potentem.”",
          "text": "“Tū mihi quodcumque hoc rēgnī, tū scēptra Iovemque\nconciliās, tū dās epulīs accumbere dīvum,",
          "translation": "“You [win] for me whatsoever sort of kingdom this [is], you secure [for me] a scepter and [favor from] Jupiter, you grant [to me the privilege] to recline at the feasts of the gods, and you confer [on me the] power of clouds and of storms.”\n(King Aeolus speaks with humble respect to Queen Juno; note the word repetition or anaphora: “You…, you…, you…, you….”)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feast, banquet, festive entertainment"
      ],
      "id": "en-epulum-la-noun-GbZj-pza",
      "links": [
        [
          "feast",
          "feast"
        ],
        [
          "banquet",
          "banquet"
        ],
        [
          "festive",
          "festive"
        ],
        [
          "entertainment",
          "entertainment"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "epulae"
        },
        {
          "word": "convīvium"
        },
        {
          "word": "dominium"
        },
        {
          "word": "cōmissātiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "fēsta"
        },
        {
          "word": "daps"
        },
        {
          "word": "alogia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 50 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 47 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin nouns with multiple declensions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 72 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 57 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dishes, meats."
      ],
      "id": "en-epulum-la-noun-S1xn89ik",
      "links": [
        [
          "dishes",
          "dish"
        ],
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) dishes, meats."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 47 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin nouns with multiple declensions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "food."
      ],
      "id": "en-epulum-la-noun-rL050Eeu",
      "links": [
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural, figuratively) food."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛ.pʊ.ɫũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛː.pu.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "epulum"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin neuter nouns",
    "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin nouns with multiple declensions",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly contracted from *edipulum, from edō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "epulī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "epulum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "epulum n (genitive epulī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "((epulum<2>,epulae<1.pl>,epula<2.pl>))",
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      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "epulae"
    },
    {
      "word": "epulāris"
    },
    {
      "word": "epulō"
    },
    {
      "word": "epulor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "“You [win] for me whatsoever sort of kingdom this [is], you secure [for me] a scepter and [favor from] Jupiter, you grant [to me the privilege] to recline at the feasts of the gods, and you confer [on me the] power of clouds and of storms.”\n(King Aeolus speaks with humble respect to Queen Juno; note the word repetition or anaphora: “You…, you…, you…, you….”)",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.78–80",
          "roman": "nimbōrumque facīs tempestātumque potentem.”",
          "text": "“Tū mihi quodcumque hoc rēgnī, tū scēptra Iovemque\nconciliās, tū dās epulīs accumbere dīvum,",
          "translation": "“You [win] for me whatsoever sort of kingdom this [is], you secure [for me] a scepter and [favor from] Jupiter, you grant [to me the privilege] to recline at the feasts of the gods, and you confer [on me the] power of clouds and of storms.”\n(King Aeolus speaks with humble respect to Queen Juno; note the word repetition or anaphora: “You…, you…, you…, you….”)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feast, banquet, festive entertainment"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "entertainment",
          "entertainment"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "epulae"
        },
        {
          "word": "convīvium"
        },
        {
          "word": "dominium"
        },
        {
          "word": "cōmissātiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "fēsta"
        },
        {
          "word": "daps"
        },
        {
          "word": "alogia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dishes, meats."
      ],
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        [
          "dishes",
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        ],
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) dishes, meats."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "food."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural, figuratively) food."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛ.pʊ.ɫũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛː.pu.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "epulum"
}

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