epocha
See also: épocha
English
Etymology
Medieval Latin epocha
Noun
epocha (plural epochas)
- Obsolete form of epoch. [17th–19th c.]
- 1773, John Adams, “1773. Decr. 17th”, in Diary of John Adams, Volume 2, page 85-86:
- This Destruction of the Tea is so bold, so daring, so firm, intrepid and inflexible, and it must have so important Consequences, and so lasting, that I cant but consider it as an Epocha in History.
- 1790, Helen Maria Williams, Letters Written in France, Broadview 2002, p. 70:
- [T]hese dancers were the very men whose bravery formed the great epocha of French liberty; the heroes who demolished the towers of the Bastille, and whose fame will descend to the latest posterity.
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Anagrams
- Phocea, cheapo, phocae
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛpoxa]
Noun
epocha f
- epoch
Declension
Declension of epocha
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epocha | epochy |
| genitive | epochy | epoch |
| dative | epoše | epochám |
| accusative | epochu | epochy |
| vocative | epocho | epochy |
| locative | epoše | epochách |
| instrumental | epochou | epochami |
Related terms
- epochální
See also
- éra
- období
- časy
- věk
Further reading
- epocha in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- epocha in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch”), from ἐπέχω (epékhō, “I hold in, check”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “I have, hold”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.po.kʰa/, [ˈɛpɔkʰä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.po.ka/, [ˈɛːpokä]
Noun
epocha f (genitive epochae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) age, period, time, season, epoch (particular period of history)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | epocha | epochae |
| Genitive | epochae | epochārum |
| Dative | epochae | epochīs |
| Accusative | epocham | epochās |
| Ablative | epochā | epochīs |
| Vocative | epocha | epochae |
Descendants
- → English: epocha, epoch
- → German: Epoche
- Italian: epoca
- Sicilian: èbbica
- Spanish: época
Portuguese
Noun
epocha f (plural epochas)
- Obsolete spelling of época (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).