ephelis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ephēlis, from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlĭs, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, “the sun”) +‎ -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈfi.lɪs/ Rhymes: -iːlɪs === Noun === ephelis (plural ephelides) (dermatology, pathology) Synonym of freckle. === References === “ephelis”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Robley Dunglison (1895), A Dictionary of Medical Science‎[1], 21st edition, Lea Brothers & Co., page 386, column 1 == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlĭs, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, “the sun”) +‎ -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛˈpʰeː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈfɛː.lis] === Noun === ephēlis f (genitive ephēlidis); third declension (dermatology, pathology, in the plural) freckles ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: ephelis