Definition
Plural of encomimium; formal praises or compliments, considered as a collective body or practice.
Etymology
Hybrid Latin-Greek form combining enkōmion + -ium (Latin neuter noun ending), then pluralized with -s. This represents linguistic over-elaboration where Latin and Greek are blended without a stable singular form.
Kelly Says
This word is so rare it barely exists—it's a plural of a word that scholars themselves weren't sure how to conjugate! It shows how dead languages like Latin can be bent into weird shapes when trying to describe complex ideas.
Translations
CACatalà
encòmics
en-ko-mics
CSČeština
pochvaly
po-chva-ly
DADansk
encomiums
en-ko-mee-um
DEDeutsch
Encomien
en-ko-mee-en
ELΕλληνικά
έπαινοι
e-pa-noi
ESEspañol
encomios
en-ko-me-os
FISuomi
kiitokset
ki-i-to-kset
FRFrançais
éncomiums
aŋ-ko-me-øːm
HIहिन्दी
प्रशंसा
pra-shan-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
pujian
pu-jian
ITItaliano
encomi
en-ko-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
pujian
pu-jian
NLNederlands
encomiums
en-ko-mee-uhm
NONorsk
encomiums
en-ko-mee-um
PLPolski
enkomia
en-ko-mee-a
PTPortuguês
encomios
en-ko-mee-os
RORomână
închină
in-chi-na
RUРусский
похвалы
pox-va-ly
SVSvenska
enkomedier
en-ko-mee-er
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம்
va-n-ak-kam
TEతెలుగు
గౌరవం
gow-ra-vam
TLTL
pagpupugay
pa-gup-u-gay
TRTürkçe
tebrikler
te-brek-ler
UKУкраїнська
похвали
po-khaly
VITiếng Việt
khen ngợi
khen ngoi