ephelis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ephēlis, from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlis, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlios, “the sun”) +‎ -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈfi.lɪs/
• Rhymes: -iːlɪs

Noun

ephelis (plural ephelides)

1. (dermatology, pathology) Synonym of freckle.

References

• “ephelis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Robley Dunglison (1895) A Dictionary of Medical Science‎^[1], 21st edition, Lea Brothers & Co., page 386, column 1

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlis, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlios, “the sun”) +‎ -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰeː.lis/, [ɛˈpʰeːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈfe.lis/, [eˈfɛːlis]

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