epopeia

See also: epopéia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία (epopoiía).

Noun

epopeia f (plural epopeies)

1. (poetry) epic

Further reading

• “epopeia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “epopeia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “epopeia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “epopeia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.poˈpɛ.ja/
• Rhymes: -ɛja
• Hyphenation: e‧po‧pè‧ia

Noun

epopeia f (plural epopeie)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of epopea

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• epopéia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία (epopoiía). Compare Spanish epopeya, French épopée.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.poˈpɛj.ɐ/ [e.poˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.poˈpɛj.ɐ/ [e.poˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.poˈpɛj.a/ [e.poˈpɛɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.puˈpɐj.ɐ/, /e.puˈpɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.puˈpɐj.ɐ/, /e.puˈpɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.puˈpej.ɐ/, /e.puˈpej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.puˈpej.ɐ/, /e.puˈpej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.puˈpe.ɐ/, /e.puˈpe.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: e‧po‧pei‧a

Noun

epopeia f (plural epopeias)

1. (poetry) epic

Further reading

• “epopeia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024