ephemeral

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From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: վաղանցիկ (vaġancʻik) — lasting for a short period of time
• Armenian: անցողիկ (ancʻoġik) — lasting for a short period of time
• Belarusian: эфемерны (efjemjerny) — lasting for a short period of time
• Belarusian: мінучы (minučy) — lasting for a short period of time
• Belarusian: недаўгавечны (njedawhavječny) — lasting for a short period of time
• Belarusian: мімалётны (mimaljótny) — lasting for a short period of time
• Bulgarian: краткотраен (kratkotraen) — lasting for a short period of time
• Bulgarian: мимолетен (mimoleten) — lasting for a short period of time
• Catalan: efímer — lasting for a short period of time
• Chinese Cantonese: 短暫嘅 /短暂嘅 (dyun2 zaam6 ge3) — lasting for a short period of time
• Chinese Cantonese: 一時嘅 /一时嘅 (jat1 si4 ge3) — lasting for a short period of time
• Chinese Mandarin: 短暫的 /短暂的 (duǎnzàn de) — lasting for a short period of time
• Chinese Mandarin: 一時的 /一时的 (yīshí de) — lasting for a short period of time
• Czech: dočasný — lasting for a short period of time
• Czech: krátkodobý — lasting for a short period of time
• Czech: efemerní — lasting for a short period of time
• Danish: midlertidig — lasting for a short period of time
• Danish: kortlivet — lasting for a short period of time
• Dutch: vergankelijk — lasting for a short period of time
• Dutch: kortstondig — lasting for a short period of time
• Dutch: vluchtig — lasting for a short period of time
• Esperanto: efemera momenta — lasting for a short period of time
• Finnish: lyhytaikainen — lasting for a short period of time
• Finnish: hetkellinen — lasting for a short period of time
• Finnish: ohimenevä — lasting for a short period of time
• French: éphémère — lasting for a short period of time
• Galician: efémero — lasting for a short period of time
• German: flüchtig — lasting for a short period of time
• German: kurzlebig — lasting for a short period of time
• German: vergänglich — lasting for a short period of time
• German: ephemer — lasting for a short period of time
• Greek: εφήμερος (efímeros) — lasting for a short period of time
• Hebrew: בֶּן חֲלוֹף (bén khalóf) — lasting for a short period of time
• Hindi: क्षणभंगुर (kṣaṇbhaṅgur) — lasting for a short period of time
• Hungarian: kérészéletű — lasting for a short period of time
• Hungarian: efemer — lasting for a short period of time
• Hungarian: röpke — lasting for a short period of time
• Icelandic: skammvinnur — lasting for a short period of time
• Icelandic: skammær — lasting for a short period of time
• Icelandic: skammlífur — lasting for a short period of time
• Icelandic: hverfull — lasting for a short period of time
• Indonesian: fana — lasting for a short period of time
• Irish: breacshaolach — lasting for a short period of time
• Irish: gearrshaolach — lasting for a short period of time
• Italian: effimero — lasting for a short period of time
• Italian: passeggero — lasting for a short period of time
• Italian: fuggevole — lasting for a short period of time
• Italian: transitorio — lasting for a short period of time
• Italian: fugace — lasting for a short period of time
• Japanese: はかない (hakanai) — lasting for a short period of time
• Japanese: 束の間の (tsukanoma no) — lasting for a short period of time
• Japanese: 泡沫 (utakata) — lasting for a short period of time
• Korean: 재지 않는 (jaeji anneun) — lasting for a short period of time
• Northern Kurdish: demkî — lasting for a short period of time
• Macedonian: кратко́траен (kratkótraen) — lasting for a short period of time
• Māori: rangitahi — lasting for a short period of time
• Norwegian: kortvarig — lasting for a short period of time
• Occitan: efemèr — lasting for a short period of time
• Polish: ulotny — lasting for a short period of time
• Polish: efemeryczny — lasting for a short period of time
• Brazilian Portuguese: efêmero — lasting for a short period of time
• European Portuguese: efémero — lasting for a short period of time
• Romanian: efemer — lasting for a short period of time
• Romanian: trecător — lasting for a short period of time
• Russian: эфеме́рный (efemérnyj) — lasting for a short period of time
• Russian: преходящий (prexodjaščij) — lasting for a short period of time
• Russian: мимолётный (mimoljótnyj) — lasting for a short period of time
• Russian: недолговечный (nedolgovečnyj) — lasting for a short period of time
• Russian: непродолжительный (neprodolžitelʹnyj) — lasting for a short period of time
• Serbo-Croatian: ȅfemēran — lasting for a short period of time
• Serbo-Croatian: krȁtkotrājan — lasting for a short period of time
• Serbo-Croatian: prìvremen — lasting for a short period of time
• Slovene: kratkotrajen — lasting for a short period of time
• Slovene: začasen — lasting for a short period of time
• Spanish: efímero — lasting for a short period of time
• Swedish: flyktig — lasting for a short period of time
• Swedish: efemär — lasting for a short period of time
• Swedish: förgänglig — lasting for a short period of time
• Swedish: kortlivad — lasting for a short period of time
• Turkish: efemera — lasting for a short period of time
• Ukrainian: ефемерний (efemernyj) — lasting for a short period of time
• Ukrainian: швидкоплинний (švydkoplynnyj) — lasting for a short period of time
• Welsh: byrhoedlog — lasting for a short period of time
• Welsh: undydd — lasting for a short period of time
• Bulgarian: еднодневен (ednodneven) — existing for only one day
• Catalan: efímer — existing for only one day
• Chinese Mandarin: 朝生暮死的 — existing for only one day
• Chinese Mandarin: 昙花一现的 — existing for only one day
• Danish: døgnflue — existing for only one day
• Dutch: eendaags — existing for only one day
• Dutch: eendags — existing for only one day
• Finnish: päivä- — existing for only one day
• Finnish: päivän- — existing for only one day
• Finnish: päivän kestävä — existing for only one day
• German: Eintags- — existing for only one day
• Greek: εφήμερος (efímeros) — existing for only one day
• Hungarian: tiszavirág-életű — existing for only one day
• Icelandic: dægurlangur — existing for only one day
• Macedonian: едно́дневен (ednódneven) — existing for only one day
• Māori: rangitahi — existing for only one day
• Polish: efemeryczny — existing for only one day
• Romanian: efemer — existing for only one day
• Russian: однодневный (odnodnevnyj) — existing for only one day
• Serbo-Croatian: ȅfemēran — existing for only one day
• Ukrainian: одноденний (odnodennyj) — existing for only one day
• Welsh: undydd — existing for only one day