ephelis
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin ephēlis, from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlis, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) + ἥλῐος (hḗlios, “the sun”) + -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈfi.lɪs/
- Rhymes: -iːlɪs
Noun
[edit]ephelis (plural ephelides)
- (dermatology, pathology) Synonym of freckle.
References
[edit]- “ephelis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Robley Dunglison (1895) A Dictionary of Medical Science[1], 21st edition, Lea Brothers & Co., page 386, column 1
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlis, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) + ἥλῐος (hḗlios, “the sun”) + -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈpʰeː.lis/, [ɛˈpʰeːlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈfe.lis/, [eˈfɛːlis]
Noun
[edit]ephēlis f (genitive ephēlidis); third declension
- (dermatology, pathology, in the plural) freckles
Inflection
[edit]Third-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ephēlis | ephēlidēs |
genitive | ephēlidis | ephēlidum |
dative | ephēlidī | ephēlidibus |
accusative | ephēlidem | ephēlidēs |
ablative | ephēlide | ephēlidibus |
vocative | ephēlis | ephēlidēs |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: ephelis
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