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English
Etymology
From Latin Ephesus, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ephesus
- An ancient city in Anatolia, near Selcuk in modern Turkey.
Derived terms
Translations
ancient city
— see also Selcuk
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ephesus f sg (genitive Ephesī); second declension
- Ephesus (an ancient city in Anatolia, in modern Turkey)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Descendants
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.