Ephemerae

/ˌɛfəˈmɛreɪ/ noun

Definition

Plural form of ephemera (Latin plural); short-lived items, ephemeral insects, or collectible printed materials designed not to last.

Etymology

From Latin ephemerae, the feminine plural of ephemerus, from Greek ephemeros 'lasting only a day', from epi- 'upon' and hemera 'day.'

Kelly Says

In collecting, 'ephemerae' refers to throwaway items like concert tickets and grocery receipts that historians treasure because they capture everyday life—what was meant to be temporary becomes permanent.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
ARالعربية
مؤقتة
moo-qit-ah
BNবাংলা
অস্থায়ী
os-tha-yee
CACatalà
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
CSČeština
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
DADansk
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
DEDeutsch
ephemere
e-fe-me-reh
ELΕλληνικά
εφήμερες
e-fe-me-res
ESEspañol
efímeras
e-fee-MEH-ras
FAفارسی
گذرا
ghaz-ra
FISuomi
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
FRFrançais
éphémères
e-fe-mehr
GUGU
એફેડ્રીન
e-fe-drin
HAHA
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
HEעברית
עקביות
e-qavi-ot
HIहिन्दी
अल्पकालिक
alp-ka-alik
HUMagyar
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
IDBahasa Indonesia
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
IGIG
ephemerae
e-phe-me-ray
ITItaliano
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
JA日本語
儚い
ha-na-i
KKKK
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-po-n-th
KO한국어
덧없는
do-eop-neun
MRMR
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
MSBahasa Melayu
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
MYမြန်မာ
အကြာ
a-kya
NLNederlands
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
NONorsk
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
PAPA
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
PLPolski
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
PTPortuguês
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
RORomână
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
RUРусский
эфемерные
e-fe-mer-nye
SVSvenska
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
SWKiswahili
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
TAதமிழ்
நேரம்
ne-ram
TEతెలుగు
కాలం
ka-lam
THไทย
ชั่วคราว
cho-wa-krao
TLTL
ephemerae
e-phe-me-ray
TRTürkçe
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
UKУкраїнська
ефемерні
e-fe-mer-ni
URاردو
موقتہ
moo-qit-ah
VITiếng Việt
ephemerae
e-phe-me-ray
YOYO
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray
ZH中文
短暂的
duǎn biàn de
ZUZU
ephemerae
e-fe-me-ray

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