Eufrates

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Euphrātēs, from Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (u-f-r-a-tu-u /⁠^hUfrātuš⁠/), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDPurattu), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDBuranun).

Proper noun

Eufrates m

1. Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)

See also

• Tigris

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛu̯ˈfraː.teːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eu̯ˈfraː.tes]

Proper noun

Eufrātēs m sg (genitive Eufrātis or Eufrātae); variously declined, third declension, first declension

1. alternative form of Euphrātēs

Declension

Third-declension noun or first-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Eufrātēs
genitive	Eufrātis Eufrātae
dative	Eufrātī Eufrātae
accusative	Eufrātem Eufrātēn
ablative	Eufrāte Eufrātē
vocative	Eufrātēs Eufrātē

Old English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (^hUfrātuš), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (purattu), itself from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDBuranun).

Proper noun

Eufrates f

1. The Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Þonne west frām Tigris þǣre īe oþ Eufrates þā ēa, þonne betweox þǣm ēan syndan þās land Babylonia, and Caldea, and Mesopotamia.

     Then west from the River Tigris to the River Euphrates, then between the rivers are the lands of Babylon, Chaldea, and Mesopotamia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈfɾa.t͡ʃis/ [eʊ̯ˈfɾa.t͡ʃis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈfɾa.t͡ʃis/ [eʊ̯ˈfɾa.t͡ʃis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ewˈfɾa.t͡ʃiʃ/ [eʊ̯ˈfɾa.t͡ʃiʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈfɾa.tes/ [eʊ̯ˈfɾa.tes]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ewˈfɾa.tɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: Eu‧fra‧tes

Proper noun

Eufrates m

1. Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)

See also

• Tigre

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /euˈfɾates/ [eu̯ˈfɾa.t̪es]
• Rhymes: -ates
• Syllabification: Eu‧fra‧tes

Proper noun

Eufrates m

1. Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)