Zephyr

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English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephuros)

Alternative forms

• Zephyrus

Proper noun

Zephyr

1. (Greek mythology) The god of the West Wind.
2. (poetic) The west wind personified
   • 1713 10 June, Alexander Pope, “How to Make an Epic Poem”^[1], Guardian: 

     For a Tempest. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster and Boreas, and cast them together in one verse.

Translations

Greek god

• Finnish: Zefyros (fi)
• Hungarian: Zephürosz (hu)
• Portuguese: Zéfiro (pt) m

• Russian: Зефир (ru) (Zefír) m
• Swedish: Zefyros (sv)

The west wind personified

• Russian: Зефир (ru) (Zefír) m

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• Indian: Zefýr m, Zefyros m

See also

• Aquilon
• Auster
• Boreas
• Eurus
• Favonius