efes

Asturian

Noun

efes

1. plural of efe

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.fəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.fes]

Noun

efes

1. plural of efa
2. (Valencia) plural of efe

Old English

Alternative forms

• efis, yfes, œfes, efesċ, ofesċ, œfesċ, œfis, efœsċ, œfisċ, efisċ, *ofes, *efos

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ubisu, from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.fes/, [ˈe.ves]

Noun

efes f

1. edge, border, brim, brink, verge
2. (of a forest) border, edge; side
3. (of a house) eaves; the edge of a roof

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	efes	efesa, efese
accusative	efese	efesa, efese
genitive	efese	efesa
dative	efese	efesum

Derived terms

• efesian
  • ⇒ Old English: efesung
    • Middle English: evesung, evesing, esing
      • Scots: esing, easin, easins, heesins
  • ⇒ Old English: ġeefesian

Descendants

• Middle English: eves, oves
  • English: eaves
    • ⇒ English: eave

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈefes/ [ˈe.fes]
• Rhymes: -efes
• Syllabification: e‧fes

Noun

efes

1. plural of efe