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
- L
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..." - M
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..."