epopea

English translation: epic

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Finnish term or phrase:epopea
English translation:epic
Entered by: Desmond O'Rourke

16:12 Dec 20, 2004
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
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Finnish term or phrase: epopea
harvoin on käsiini osunnut nykyeruooppalainen epopea, joka ...
Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 21:13
epic
Explanation:
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".
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Richard Benham
France
Local time: 03:13
Grading comment
Thanks - Greek is not my strong point!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +3epic
Richard Benham


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
epic


Explanation:
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".

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks - Greek is not my strong point!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irja Frank (X): Sivistyssanakirjani sanoo, "epopea, k. eepos"
5 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  Spencer Allman: 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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