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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French éphémère, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.fɛ.mɛˈrɘ.da/
- Rhymes: -ɘda
- Syllabification: e‧fe‧me‧ry‧da
Noun
efemeryda f
- ephemera (short-lived objects)
- (biology, chiefly in plural) ephemeral plant (plants existing for only one day)
- (biology, chiefly in plural) ephemeral insect (insects existing for only one day)
- (astronomy, plural only) ephemeris (a table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
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Further reading
- efemeryda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- efemeryda in Polish dictionaries at PWN