LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

zephyrus

zephyrus m (genitive zephyrī)
Classical[ˈzɛ.pʰy.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zɛː.fi.rus]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. masculinethe gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr; personified as the Greek god Zephyrus
    Sī qua 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.”)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.715–716

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

ventus mollis ab occidente, quī vēr addūcit.
zephyrus -ī m — in Mille Verba, Caelum et Tempestātēs

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativezephyruszephyrī
zephirī
genitivezephyrī
zephirī		zephyrōrum
zephirōrum
dativezephyrō
zephirō		zephyrīs
zephirīs
accusativezephyrum
zephirum		zephyrōs
zephirōs
ablativezephyrō
zephirō		zephyrīs
zephirīs
vocativezephyre
zephire		zephyrī
zephirī

Zĕphўrus, i, m., = Ζέφυρος,
I. a gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr (pure Lat. Favonius); personified, son of Astrœus and Aurora.
I. Lit., Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 337; Hor. C. 3, 1, 24; 4, 7, 9; id. Ep. 1, 7, 13; Verg. G. 1, 44; id. A. 4, 223; Ov. M. 1, 64; 1, 108; cf. Sen. Q. N. 5, 16, 5.—
II. Poet., in gen., wind, Verg. A. 4, 562.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros, “Zephyrus, the west wind”).

Descendants
  • CatalanZèfir
  • Englishzephyr
  • EnglishZephyr
  • GermanZephir
  • Italianzefiro
  • ItalianZefiro
  • EnglishZephyrusfrom Middle English Zephirus
  • Frenchzéphyrfrom Middle French zephire
  • FrenchZéphyrfrom Middle French zephire
  • Portuguesezéfiro

Quick answers

What does zephyrus mean in Latin?
zephyrus, a noun, means “the gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr; personified as the Greek god Zephyrus”.
What is the genitive of zephyrus?
The genitive singular is zephyrī. zephyrus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce zephyrus?
In classical Latin, [ˈzɛ.pʰy.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡zɛː.fi.rus].