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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.fɛp/
- Rhymes: -ɛfɛp
- Syllabification: e‧feb
Noun
efeb m pers
- (Ancient Greece, historical, military) ephebe, ephebos (18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training)
- (by extension) ephebe (young man with a harmonious body)
- Synonyms: cherub, cherubin
Declension
Further reading
- efeb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- efeb in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French éphèbe or Latin ephebus.
Noun
efeb m (plural efebi)
- a male Greek youth
Declension