"época" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈepoka/, [ˈe.po.ka] Forms: épocas [plural]
Rhymes: -epoka Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch”), from ἐπέχω (epékhō, “to hold in, check”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|ML.|epocha|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin epocha, {{bor+|es|ML.|epocha}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin epocha, {{der|es|grc|ἐποχή||a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch}} Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch”), {{m|grc|ἐπέχω||to hold in, check}} ἐπέχω (epékhō, “to hold in, check”), {{m|grc|ἐπι-||upon}} ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”), {{m|grc|ἔχω||to have, hold}} ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} época f (plural épocas)
  1. epoch, era, age, time, day Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-época-es-noun-p7WuWG6N
  2. season, time Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-época-es-noun-M58G11FJ
  3. period (of time), time period Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-época-es-noun-Xqf2pBhU Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 58 30
  4. (geology) epoch Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-época-es-noun-r8mzHZ8~ Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epoca [obsolete], epocha [obsolete] Hyponyms: época de exámenes (english: exam period, exam time), época de secas (english: dry season) [Mexico], época de vacas flacas (english: lean years, tough times), época medieval (english: medieval times), época navideña (english: Christmas time, Christmas season), época pasada (english: bygone era) Derived forms: adelantado a su época, de época, en la época (english: around the time), en mi época (english: in my day, back in my day)

Inflected forms

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