Zephyr en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈzɛfə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈzɛfɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros).
Meanings
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(Greek) The god of the West Wind.
For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas, and caſt them together in one Verſe. Add to theſe of Rain, Lightning, and of Thunder (the loudeſt you can) quantum ſufficit. Mix your Clouds and Billows well together till they foam, and thicken your Deſcription here and there with a Quickſand. Brew your Tempeſt well in your Head, before you ſet it a blowing.
1714 June 10, [Alexander Pope], The Guardian, volume I, number 78, London: Printed for J[acob] Tonson, at Shakespear's-Head over-against Catherine-street in the Strand, page 332:
- (poetic) The west wind personified.
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A surname.
Even as her Republican peers sought to isolate her in the wake of her impassioned comments against a proposed ban on what doctors call gender-affirming medical care for children, Ms. Zephyr said she would not remain idle.
2023 April 27, Jim Robbins, Mike Baker, Jacey Fortin, “A Transgender Lawmaker Is Exiled as Montana G.O.P. Flexes New Power”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zephyrus | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Zephyr · Eurus · Notos · Auster · Favonius · Zephyrus · Subsolanus · Boreas · Septentrio
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Translations (14)
sv Zefyros (Greek god) · bg Зефир (The west wind personified) · fi Zefyros (Greek god) · ru Зефи́р (The west wind personified) · pt Zéfiro (Greek god) · cs Zefyros (Greek god) · bg Зефир (Greek god) · hu Zephürosz (Greek god) · pl Zefir (Greek god) · fa صبا (The west wind personified) · es Céfiro (Greek god) · ru Зефи́р (Greek god) · la Zephyrus (Greek god) · it Zefiro (Greek god)