Complete Definition of "zephyr"

English

Etymology
From the Greek Zephyrus, (the West Wind)

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�f�(r)|-�f�(r)

Noun
en-noun

  1. a light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze
  2. any thing of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric

Translations
trans-top|light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze
Czech: zefýr m
Finnish: tuulenhenkäys
trans-mid
Italian: zefiro m, zeffiro m (less used)
Polish: zefir m
trans-bottom

trans-top|thing of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric
Italian: zefir m, zefiro m (less used)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Esperanto: zefiro
mid

Proper noun
Zephyr
wikipedia

  1. Greek mythology The god of the West Wind
  2. a motor car made (some time ago) by Ford in the United Kingdom
  3. a small town in Texas

Translations

Czech: Zefýr m, Zefyros m
mid

Category:Greek derivations

de:zephyr
el:zephyr
io:zephyr
it:zephyr
ru:zephyr
te:zephyr
vi:zephyr
zh:zephyr

Revision and Credits for"zephyr"
  • 2007-12-10 18:55 - Cynewulf - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/69.121.249.151|69.121.249.151]] ([[User_talk:69.121.249.151|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Almit39|Almit39]]

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