LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ephēmeris

ephēmeris f (genitive ephēmeridis or ephēmeridos)
Classical[ɛˈpʰeː.mɛ.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈfɛː.me.ris]

Meaning

  1. a day-book, diary, ephemeris
  2. a journal, periodical

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeephēmerisephēmeridēs
genitiveephēmeridis
ephēmeridos		ephēmeridum
dativeephēmeridīephēmeridibus
accusativeephēmeridem
ephēmerida		ephēmeridēs
ephēmeridas
ablativeephēmerideephēmeridibus
vocativeephēmeris
ephēmeri		ephēmeridēs

ĕphēmĕris, ĭdis, f., = ἐφημερίς,
I. a day-book, diary, ephemeris (cf.: commentarius, tabulae, scriptio, acta, etc.), Cic. Quint. 18, 57; Nep. Att. 13, 6; Sen. Ep. 123; Plin. 29, 1, 5, § 9; Prop. 3 (4), 23, 20; Ov. Am. 1, 12, 25 al.: ephemeridas ejus vitae composuit, Treb. Poll. Gallien. 18, 6.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ἐφημερῐ́ς (ephēmerĭ́s, “diary”, “journal”, especially “a military record”; “day-book”, “account-book”), from ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros, “living but a day”, hence “short-lived”; “for the day”, “daily”), from ἐπ(ί) (ep(í), “[motive] for”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).

Descendants
  • Catalanefemèride
  • Englishephemeris
  • Frenchéphéméride
  • Italianeffemeride
  • Portugueseefeméride
  • Romanianefemeride
  • Spanishefeméride
  • Galicianefeméride

In English words that came into English from ephēmeris

  • ephemerisephēmeris

Quick answers

What does ephēmeris mean in Latin?
ephēmeris, a noun, means “a day-book, diary, ephemeris; a journal, periodical”.
What is the genitive of ephēmeris?
The genitive singular is ephēmeridis. ephēmeris is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ephēmeris?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈpʰeː.mɛ.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈfɛː.me.ris].