"zephyrus" meaning in Latin

See zephyrus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈzɛ.pʰy.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈd͡zɛː.fi.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros, “Zephyrus, the west wind”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Ζέφυρος<t:Zephyrus, the west wind>|text=+|title=zephyrus|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "Zephyrus, the west wind", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Ζέφυρος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "zephyrus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="zephyrus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros, “Zephyrus, the west wind”). Head templates: {{la-noun|zephyrus<2>}} zephyrus m (genitive zephyrī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|zephyrus<2>}} Forms: zephyrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], zephyrus [nominative, singular], zephyrī [nominative, plural], zephyrī [genitive, singular], zephyrōrum [genitive, plural], zephyrō [dative, singular], zephyrīs [dative, plural], zephyrum [accusative, singular], zephyrōs [accusative, plural], zephyrō [ablative, singular], zephyrīs [ablative, plural], zephyre [singular, vocative], zephyrī [plural, vocative], zephirus [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. the gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr; personified as the Greek god Zephyrus Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms (west wind): favōnius

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "zephirus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Medieval-Latin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "zephyrus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "zephyrus m (genitive zephyrī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zephyrus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Latin 3-syllable words",
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        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
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        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
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        "Latin terms spelled with Y",
        "Latin terms spelled with Z",
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        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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        "la:Wind"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.715–716",
          "text": "Sī qua fidēs ventīs, Zephyrō date carbasa, nautae.\ncrās veniet vestrīs ille secundus aquīs.\nIf there is any trust in the winds, sailors, spread your sails to Zephyrus. Tomorrow he will come, favorable upon your waters.\n(Note the echoing sonority of “ventīs,” “veniet” and “vestrīs.”)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr; personified as the Greek god Zephyrus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "west",
          "west"
        ],
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "western",
          "western"
        ],
        [
          "breeze",
          "breeze"
        ],
        [
          "zephyr",
          "zephyr"
        ],
        [
          "Zephyrus",
          "Zephyrus#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈzɛ.pʰy.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡zɛː.fi.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "west wind",
      "word": "favōnius"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zephyrus"
}

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