epitets
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages (e.g., French épithète), ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton, “adjective”), the neuter of ἐπίθετος (epíthetos, “attributed, added”), from ἐπιτιθέναι (epitithénai, “to add on”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]epitets m (1st declension)
- epithet (a term that describes or characterizes figuratively a property of an entity, phenomenon or concept; an artistic qualifier)
- lietot epitetus ― to use epithets
- liriskie epiteti ― lyrical epithets
- pastāvīgais epitets ― permanent epithet
- epitetos lielā mērā atspoguļojas arī atsevišķa rakstnieka valodas stila īpatnības ― the qualities of a writer's individual literary language are also reflected to a large extent in (his) epithets
Declension
[edit]Declension of epitets (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | epitets | epiteti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | epitetu | epitetus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | epiteta | epitetu |
| dative (datīvs) | epitetam | epitetiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | epitetu | epitetiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | epitetā | epitetos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | epitet | epiteti |
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]epitets