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Glossary entry

Finnish term or phrase:

epopea

English translation:

epic

Added to glossary by Desmond O'Rourke
Dec 20, 2004 16:12
21 yrs ago
Finnish term

epopea

Finnish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Book review
harvoin on käsiini osunnut nykyeruooppalainen epopea, joka ...
Proposed translations (English)
2 +3 epic

Proposed translations

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epic

I don't know a word of Finnish, or any related language (not that there are too many), but this word is Greek for "epic".
Peer comment(s):
agree Irja Frank (X) : Sivistyssanakirjani sanoo, "epopea, k. eepos"
5 mins
Thanks.
agree Spencer Allman (X) : It is also apparently a Finnish word for epic, Desmond
22 mins
Thanks. Now I do know one word of Finnish, even if they did borrow it from Greek.
agree Helena Korhonen : Käytetään merkityksissä: eepos, runoeepos, sankarieepos
31 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks - Greek is not my strong point!"
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