ephelis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ephēlis, from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlĭs, a freckle), from ἐπ- (ep-, upon, over, epi-) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, the sun) +‎ -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

ephelis (plural ephelides)

  1. (dermatology, pathology) Synonym of freckle.

References

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlĭs, a freckle), from ἐπ- (ep-, upon, over, epi-) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, the sun) +‎ -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

ephēlis f (genitive ephēlidis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ephēlis ephēlidēs
genitive ephēlidis ephēlidum
dative ephēlidī ephēlidibus
accusative ephēlidem ephēlidēs
ablative ephēlide ephēlidibus
vocative ephēlis ephēlidēs

Descendants

  • English: ephelis