ephemerus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰeː.me.rus/, [ɛˈpʰeːmɛrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈfe.me.rus/, [eˈfɛːmerus]

Adjective

ephēmerus (feminine ephēmera, neuter ephēmerum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

1. lasting one day
2. ephemeral, fleeting, short-lived

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ephēmerus	ephēmera	ephēmerum		ephēmerī	ephēmerae	ephēmera
genitive	ephēmerī	ephēmerae	ephēmerī		ephēmerōrum	ephēmerārum	ephēmerōrum
dative	ephēmerō	ephēmerae	ephēmerō		ephēmerīs
accusative	ephēmerum	ephēmeram	ephēmerum		ephēmerōs	ephēmerās	ephēmera
ablative	ephēmerō	ephēmerā	ephēmerō		ephēmerīs
vocative	ephēmere	ephēmera	ephēmerum		ephēmerī	ephēmerae	ephēmera

Descendants

• → French: éphémère
• → German: ephemer
• → Italian: effimero, efemero
• → Portuguese: efémero
• → Spanish: efímero

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “ephemerus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC