Epicureus, Epicurea, Epicureum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
- Geography:
- Greece
Epicurean, belonging to the Epicureans, following philosopher Epicurus;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Epicureus | Epicurei |
| Gen. | Epicurei | Epicureorum |
| Dat. | Epicureo | — |
| Acc. | Epicureum | Epicureos |
| Voc. | Epicuree | Epicurei |
| Abl. | Epicureo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Epicurea | Epicureae |
| Gen. | Epicureae | Epicurearum |
| Dat. | Epicureae | — |
| Acc. | Epicuream | Epicureas |
| Voc. | Epicurea | Epicureae |
| Abl. | Epicurea | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Epicureum | Epicurea |
| Gen. | Epicurei | Epicureorum |
| Dat. | Epicureo | — |
| Acc. | Epicureum | Epicurea |
| Voc. | Epicureum | Epicurea |
| Abl. | Epicureo | — |
Examples
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...aliud tibi expediat, aliud mihi. Iterum ego tamquam Epicureus loquor? mihi vero idem expedit quod tibi..."Liber Quintus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...arderet podagrae doloribus visitassetque hominem Charmides Epicureus perfamiliaris et tristis exiret, Mane, quaeso, inquit, Charmide noster; nihil illinc..."