"etesian" meaning in English

See etesian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈtiːzɪən/, /ɪˈtiːʒən/
Etymology: From Latin etesius (“annual”), from Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος (etḗsios, “annual”), from ἔτος (étos, “year”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|etesius||annual}} Latin etesius (“annual”), {{uder|en|grc|ἐτήσιος||annual}} Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος (etḗsios, “annual”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} etesian (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Wind Translations (pertaining to a specific eastern Mediterranean wind): etesi [masculine] (Catalan), étésien (French)
    Sense id: en-etesian-en-adj-iJpMGxTY Disambiguation of Wind: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 48 52

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈtiːzɪən/, /ɪˈtiːʒən/ Forms: etesians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin etesius (“annual”), from Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος (etḗsios, “annual”), from ἔτος (étos, “year”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|etesius||annual}} Latin etesius (“annual”), {{uder|en|grc|ἐτήσιος||annual}} Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος (etḗsios, “annual”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} etesian (plural etesians)
  1. A dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean. Categories (topical): Wind Translations (dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean): ἐτησίαι (etēsíai) [masculine, plural] (Ancient Greek), etesi (Catalan), étésien [masculine] (French), etesio [masculine] (Italian), елешник (elešnik) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-etesian-en-noun-7MXOxjVF Disambiguation of Wind: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 48 52

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