epigram

English

WOTD – 28 November 2007

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, inscription).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/
  • (file)

Noun

epigram (plural epigrams)

  1. (obsolete) An inscription in stone.
  2. A brief but witty saying.
  3. A short, witty or pithy poem.

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛpɪɡram]
  • Hyphenation: epi‧gram

Noun

epigram m inan

  1. epigram

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French épigramme or Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈɣrɑm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: epi‧gram
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Noun

epigram n (plural epigrammen, diminutive epigrammetje n)

  1. epigram (short, pithy poem)
    Synonym: puntdicht

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epigramma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈpiɡ.ram/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡram
  • Syllabification: e‧pig‧ram

Noun

epigram m inan

  1. (poetry) epigram (short, witty or pithy poem)
    Synonym: epigramat
  2. (historical) epigram (inscription in stone)
    Synonym: epigramat

Declension

Further reading

  • epigram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • epigram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /epǐɡram/
  • Hyphenation: e‧pi‧gram

Noun

epìgram m (Cyrillic spelling епѝграм)

  1. epigram

Declension

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