ephebus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈpʰeː.bus/, [ɛˈpʰeː.bʊs]

Noun

ephēbus m (genitive ephēbī); second declension

  1. youth (aged about eighteen to twenty years)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ephēbus ephēbī
Genitive ephēbī ephēbōrum
Dative ephēbō ephēbīs
Accusative ephēbum ephēbōs
Ablative ephēbō ephēbīs
Vocative ephēbe ephēbī

Descendants

References
  • ephebus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ephebus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ephebus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • ephebus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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