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ephesian

/ɪˈfiːʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
eph-esian
IPA
/ɪˈfiːʒən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to, Ephesus.

noun

Someone from Ephesus.

noun

A jolly companion; a roisterer.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Ephesus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ephesian From Ephesus + -ian.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ephesians (plural)

Derived Forms

Ephesians

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ephesian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈfiːʒən/.
What does ephesian mean?
Of, from, or pertaining to, Ephesus.
Where does ephesian come from?
Etymology tree English Ephesus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ephesian From Ephesus + -ian.

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