ephemerus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈpʰeː.me.rus/, [ɛˈpʰeːmɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈfe.me.rus/, [eˈfɛːmerus]
Adjective[edit]
ephēmerus (feminine ephēmera, neuter ephēmerum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)
- lasting one day
- ephemeral, fleeting, short-lived
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ephēmerus | ephēmera | ephēmerum | ephēmerī | ephēmerae | ephēmera | |
| Genitive | ephēmerī | ephēmerae | ephēmerī | ephēmerōrum | ephēmerārum | ephēmerōrum | |
| Dative | ephēmerō | ephēmerō | ephēmerīs | ||||
| Accusative | ephēmerum | ephēmeram | ephēmerum | ephēmerōs | ephēmerās | ephēmera | |
| Ablative | ephēmerō | ephēmerā | ephēmerō | ephēmerīs | |||
| Vocative | ephēmere | ephēmera | ephēmerum | ephēmerī | ephēmerae | ephēmera | |
Descendants[edit]
- → French: éphémère
- → German: ephemer
- → Italian: effimero, efemero
- → Portuguese: efémero
- → Spanish: efímero
References[edit]
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “ephemerus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC