epiclintae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπικλίνται (epiklíntai), the plural form of ἐπικλίντης (epiklíntēs, “moving sideways”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.piˈklin.tae̯/, [ɛpɪˈklʲɪn̪t̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.piˈklin.te/, [epiˈklin̪t̪e]

Noun

epiclintae m pl (genitive epiclintārum); first declension (plural only)

1. tremors created by an earthquake

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	epiclintae
genitive	epiclintārum
dative	epiclintīs
accusative	epiclintās
ablative	epiclintīs
vocative	epiclintae

References

• “epiclintae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• epiclintae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.