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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεφύριον (Zephúrion).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zephyrium n sg (genitive Zephyriī or Zephyrī); second declension
- A promontory and ancient town in Cilicia, modern Turkey, situated near Anchiale
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Zephyrium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Zephyrium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly