ephebus
Latin
Alternative forms
- ephoebus (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈpʰeː.bus/, [ɛˈpʰeːbʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈfe.bus/, [eˈfɛːbus]
Noun
ephēbus m (genitive ephēbī); second declension
- youth (aged about eighteen to twenty years)
Declension
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
References
- “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