epitets
Latvian
Etymology
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
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
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 |
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