zephyrus

See also: Zephyrus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros, “Zephyrus, the west wind”). Not related to zephirum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈze.pʰy.rus/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɛpʰʏrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ze.fi.rus/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːfirus]

Noun

zephyrus m (genitive zephyrī); second declension

1. Zephyrus, the west wind.

Usage notes

• Sometimes capitalized.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zephyrus	zephyrī
Genitive	zephyrī	zephyrōrum
Dative	zephyrō	zephyrīs
Accusative	zephyrum	zephyrōs
Ablative	zephyrō	zephyrīs
Vocative	zephyre	zephyrī

Synonyms

• (west wind): favōnius

Antonyms

• (west wind): eurus, subsolanus

Descendants

• English: Zephyrus
• Italian: zefiro
• Romanian: zefir

References

• “zephyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “zephyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• zephyrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.