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Meaning of zephyrus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
[ˈzɛ.pʰy.rʊs]

Definitions

the gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr; personified as the Greek god Zephyrus

declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Беларуская зефір
Čeština zefýr
Deutsch Zephir
English Zephyr
Esperanto zefiro
Español céfiro
فارسی صبا
Français zéphyr
हिन्दी समीर
Հայերեն զեփյուռ
Italiano Zeffiro zefir zefiro
日本語 ゼファー 微風
ქართული ზეფირი სიო
Nederlands briesje
Polski zefir
Português Zéfiro
Română zefir
Türkçe zefir
Українська зефір

Examples

“Sī quā fidēs ventīs, Zephyrō date carbasa, nautae. crās veniet vestrīs ille secundus aquīs. If there is any trust in the winds, sailors, spread your sails to Zephyrus. Tomorrow he will come, favorable upon your waters. (Note the echoing sonority of “ventīs,” “veniet” and “vestrīs.”)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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