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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin ephemĕrus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros, “lasting one day, short-lived”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /efˈfi.me.ro/
- Rhymes: -imero
- Hyphenation: ef‧fì‧me‧ro
Adjective
effimero (feminine effimera, masculine plural effimeri, feminine plural effimere)
- ephemeral, fleeting, short-lived
- Synonyms: caduco, mortale, transitorio, temporaneo
- Antonyms: diuturno, eterno, immortale, imperituro, perpetuo, sempiterno
Derived terms
Noun
effimero m (plural effimeri)
- ephemeral or short-lived thing
Further reading
- effimero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana