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epulis.

epulis (a growth on the gum)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛˈpuː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[eˈpuː.lis]

  1. epulis (a growth on the gum)

    New-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Ancient Greek οὖλον (oûlon) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπουλῐ́ς (epoulĭ́s)bor. Latin epūlis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπουλῐ́ς (epoulĭ́s, “growth on the gums”).

noun[ˈɛ.pʊ.liːs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛː.pu.lis]

  1. dative/ablative plural of epulum and epula

    ablative · dative · form-of · plural

  2. dative/ablative of epulae

    ablative · dative · form-of
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