Ephesus

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛfɪsəs/
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Proper noun

Ephesus

  1. An ancient city in Anatolia, near Selcuk in modern 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 city in Anatolia, in modern Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case 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.