epicentrum

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛpɪt͡sɛntrum]

Noun

epicentrum n

  1. epicenter (US), epicentre (UK) (the point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈsɛn.trʏm/
  • epicentrum(file)
  • Hyphenation: epi‧cen‧trum

Noun

epicentrum n (plural epicentra or epicentrums, diminutive epicentrumpje n)

  1. (seismology) epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: episentrum
  • → Indonesian: episentrum

References
  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛpit͡sɛntrum]
  • Hyphenation: epi‧cent‧rum
  • Rhymes: -um

Noun

epicentrum (plural epicentrumok)

  1. (seismology) epicentre (point directly above the focus of an earthquake)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Possessive forms of epicentrum
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. epicentrumom epicentrumaim
2nd person sing. epicentrumod epicentrumaid
3rd person sing. epicentruma epicentrumai
1st person plural epicentrumunk epicentrumaink
2nd person plural epicentrumotok epicentrumaitok
3rd person plural epicentrumuk epicentrumaik

Further reading
  • epicentrum in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

Polish

Etymology

From epi- +‎ centrum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ.piˈt͡sɛn.trum/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛntrum
  • Syllabification: e‧pi‧cen‧trum

Noun

epicentrum n

  1. epicentre

Declension
Declension of epicentrum
singular plural
nominative epicentrum epicentra
genitive epicentrum epicentrów
dative epicentrum epicentrom
accusative epicentrum epicentra
instrumental epicentrum epicentrami
locative epicentrum epicentrach
vocative epicentrum epicentra

Further reading
  • epicentrum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • epicentrum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

epi- +‎ centrum

Noun

epicentrum n

  1. an epicentre (point above earthquake)

Usage notes
  • For variant declensions, see centrum

Declension
Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) epicentra epicentra
Genitive epicentrums epicentrums epicentras epicentras

References
  • epicentrum in SAOL (13th ed.) says "best. =", indicating the definite form singular is epicentrum, but gives no plural
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