ephemer

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌefeˈmeːɐ̯/
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Adjective

ephemer (strong nominative masculine singular ephemerer, comparative ephemerer, superlative am ephemersten)

  1. (higher register) ephemeral
    Synonyms: kurzlebig, flüchtig, vergänglich; vorübergehend
    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]‎:
      Für die im höheren Sinne doch ziemlich ephemeren Werke, die ich geschrieben, konnte ich Handschriften unvergänglicher Werke erwerben, Handschriften von Mozart und Bach und Beethoven, Goethe und Balzac.
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Declension

Further reading

  • ephemer” in Duden online
  • ephemer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache