epulae

Latin

Etymology

plural of epulum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.pu.lae̯/, [ˈɛ.pʊ.ɫae̯]

Noun

epulae f pl (genitive epulārum); first declension

  1. feast, banquet
  2. dishes, meats.
  3. (figuratively) food.

Usage notes

This is used as a noun only in the plural and as the plural of epulum. It is particularly used in the plural when describing a religious festival.

Declension

Forms only in plural when acting as a noun separate from epulum

Number Plural
nominative epulae
genitive epulārum
dative epulīs
accusative epulās
ablative epulīs
vocative epulae

References
  • epulae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • epulae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • epulae in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • epulae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to load the tables with the most exquisite viands: mensas exquisitissimis epulis instruere (Tusc. 5. 21. 62)
    • (ambiguous) during dinner; at table: inter cenam, inter epulas
    • (ambiguous) to entertain, regale a person: accipere aliquem (bene, copiose, laute, eleganter, regio apparatu, apparatis epulis)
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