Ephesus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ephesus, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛfɪsəs/
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Proper noun

Ephesus

  1. (historical) An ancient Greek city in Anatolia, near Selçuk in modern İzmir Province, Turkey.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ephesus f sg (genitive Ephesī); second declension

  1. Ephesus (an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, near Selçuk in modern İzmir Province, Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Ephesus
genitive Ephesī
dative Ephesō
accusative Ephesum
ablative Ephesō
vocative Ephese
locative Ephesī

Descendants

  • Catalan: Efes
  • French: Éphèse
  • Italian: Efeso
  • Portuguese: Éfeso
  • Romanian: Efes
  • Spanish: Éfeso

References

  • Ephesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ephesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.