ephelis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

ephelis (plural ephelides)

  1. (dermatology, pathology) Synonym of freckle.

References

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlis, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlios, “the sun”) +‎ -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

ephēlis f (genitive ephēlidis); third declension

  1. (dermatology, pathology, in the plural) freckles

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ephēlis ephēlidēs
Genitive ephēlidis ephēlidum
Dative ephēlidī ephēlidibus
Accusative ephēlidem ephēlidēs
Ablative ephēlide ephēlidibus
Vocative ephēlis ephēlidēs

Descendants

  • → English: ephelis
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