Homeric
Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of HomerResembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.
Meaning
3 sensesResembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.
homerisch
гомери́ческийgomeríčeskij
гоме́рівськийhomérivsʹkyj
relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him
Of or pertaining to Greece during the Bronze Age, as described in Homer's works.
Fit to be immortalized in poetry by Homer; epic, heroic.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (suffix forming relational adjectives)); analysable as Homer + -ic.
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Forms
more Homeric, most Homeric| Comparative | more Homeric Lesson |
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| Superlative | most Homeric Lesson |
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Synonyms
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