Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Via Russian эпос (epos) and German Epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, word).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛpos]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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е́пос (éposm

  1. (poetry) epic

Declension

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Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Epos, also via Latin epos (heroic poem), from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, word).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛpɔs]
  • Hyphenation: епос

Noun

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е́пос (éposm inan (genitive е́посу, nominative plural е́поси, genitive plural е́посів, relational adjective епі́чний or е́посний)

  1. (poetry) epic (a narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “епос”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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