Ephesus

English

Etymology

From Latin Ephesus, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛfɪsəs/
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Proper noun

Ephesus

An ancient city in Anatolia, near Selcuk in modern Turkey.

Derived terms

Translations

ancient city — see also Selcuk

Anagrams

pushees

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.pʰe.sus/, [ˈɛpʰɛs̠ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.fe.sus/, [ˈɛːfes̬us]

Proper noun

Ephesus f sg (genitive Ephesī); second declension

Ephesus (an ancient city in Anatolia, in modern Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ephesus
Genitive	Ephesī
Dative	Ephesō
Accusative	Ephesum
Ablative	Ephesō
Vocative	Ephese
Locative	Ephesī

References

“Ephesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Ephesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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