epigraphia

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”) +‎ -ia. See also Catalan epigrafia, Dutch epigrafie, English epigraphy, Finnish epigrafia, French épigraphie, Galician epigrafía, Northern Kurdish epîgrafî, Portuguese epigrafia, Romanian epigrafie, and Spanish epigrafía.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.piˈɡra.pʰi.a/, [ɛpɪˈɡräpʰiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.piˈɡra.fi.a/, [epiˈɡräːfiä]

Noun

epigraphia f (genitive epigraphiae); first declension

1. epigraphy

   Epigraphia Indica

   Indian Epigraphy

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	epigraphia	epigraphiae
genitive	epigraphiae	epigraphiārum
dative	epigraphiae	epigraphiīs
accusative	epigraphiam	epigraphiās
ablative	epigraphiā	epigraphiīs
vocative	epigraphia	epigraphiae

Related terms

• epigraphicus