Eufrates

Borrowed from Latin Euphrātēs, from Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (u-f-r-a-tu-u /⁠^hUfrātuš⁠/), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDPurattu), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDBuranun).

Eufrates m

1. Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)

• Tigris

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛu̯ˈfraː.teːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eu̯ˈfraː.t̪es]

Eufrātēs m sg (genitive Eufrātis or Eufrātae); variously declined, third declension, first declension

1. alternative form of Euphrātēs

Third-declension noun or first-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

From Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (^hUfrātuš), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (purattu), itself from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDBuranun).

Eufrates f

1. The Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Þonne west frām Tigris þǣre īe oþ Eufrates þā ēa, þonne betweox þǣm ēan syndan þās land Babylonia, and Caldea, and Mesopotamia.

     Then west from the River Tigris to the River Euphrates, then between the rivers are the lands of Babylon, Chaldea, and Mesopotamia

• Hyphenation: Eu‧fra‧tes

Eufrates m

1. Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)

• Tigre

• IPA^(key): /euˈfɾates/ [eu̯ˈfɾa.t̪es]
• Rhymes: -ates
• Syllabification: Eu‧fra‧tes

Eufrates m

1. Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)