Ephesian

English

Etymology

Ephesus +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈfiːʒən/
Rhymes: -iːʒən

Adjective

Ephesian (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to, Ephesus.

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Ephesus

Bulgarian: ефески (efeski)
Czech: efezský
Finnish: efesolainen (fi)
Greek: Εφέσιος (el) m (Efésios)
Ancient Greek: Ἐφέσιος m (Ephésios)
Irish: Eifeasach
Italian: efesino
Latin: ephesius
Macedonian: ефески (efeski)
Polish: efeski (pl)
Portuguese: efésio
Russian: эфе́сский (ru) (efésskij)
Spanish: efesio
Ukrainian: ефеський (efesʹkyj)

Noun

Ephesian (plural Ephesians)

Someone from Ephesus.
(obsolete) A jolly companion; a roisterer.
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v], line 16:
  It is thine host, thine / Ephesian, calls.

Derived terms

Ephesians

Translations

someone from Ephesus

Finnish: efesolainen (fi)
German: Epheser (de) m
Irish: Eifeasach m
Italian: efesino m
Portuguese: efésio m
Spanish: efesio m

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