[Allen Tice]

If this were for home use, I'd trust my own skills and I wouldn't ask, but there's a larger field in view.

I want to say "I give him an epitome". (Note that it's a Greek noun.)

How about: Dabo epitomen ei.

[Duncan Gillies MacLaurin]

Epitome in Latin is epitoma, but you want the accusative form of it, epitomam: Do epitomam ei.

Duncan

[Allen Tice]

I goofed --- unsure why, I think my eye went to the dative --- my Allen & Greenough has the accusative singular of epitome as epitomen. I'll correct it above.

Interesting how the nominative that I have : epitome, is your epitoma

[Duncan Gillies MacLaurin]

Originally Posted by Allen Tice

I goofed --- unsure why, I think my eye went to the dative --- my Allen & Greenough has the accusative singular of epitome as epitomen. I'll correct it above.

Employing the Greek form in Latin when a Latin version of the word exists is a dubious practice.

Duncan

[Allen Tice]

OK, let's postulate epitomam.

Now, my next question has to do with elision or nasalization of the final m.

What about epitomam ?

This is meant to be as Horace or Augustus might have pronounced it.

[Duncan Gillies MacLaurin]

I think both epitomen and epitomam can be used, but if you're looking to elide the final syllable before ei, then you'd be better going with epitomam, which Horace would elide if it occurred within a poem.

Duncan