Zephir

German

Etymology

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

Noun

Zephir m (strong, genitive Zephirs, plural Zephire)

1. (Greek mythology) the west wind
2. (poetic) zephyr, light breeze
3. zephyr cloth

Declension

Declension of Zephir [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zephir	die	Zephire
genitive	eines	des	Zephirs	der	Zephire
dative	einem	dem	Zephir	den	Zephiren
accusative	einen	den	Zephir	die	Zephire

Derived terms

• Zephirblume

Further reading

• “Zephir” in Duden online