ephebus

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English

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Noun

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ephebus (plural ephebi)

  1. Synonym of ephebe

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, adolescent).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ephēbus m (genitive ephēbī); second declension

  1. a male Greek youth
  2. youth (aged about eighteen to twenty years)

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ephēbus ephēbī
Genitive ephēbī ephēbōrum
Dative ephēbō ephēbīs
Accusative ephēbum ephēbōs
Ablative ephēbō ephēbīs
Vocative ephēbe ephēbī

Descendants

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  • English: ephebe
  • French: éphèbe
  • Spanish: efebo

References

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  • ephebus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ephebus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ephebus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • ephebus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin