Elis
See also: Appendix:Variations of "elis"
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).
Proper noun
editElis
- (historical) An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece.
- A regional unit of modern Greece in West Greece, corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state.
Related terms
edit- Eleia (the region governed by the ancient city)
Translations
editancient Greek city-state
region of modern Greece
Anagrams
editEstonian
editEtymology
editShort form of Eliisabet or Elisabeth.
Proper noun
editElis
- a female given name
Faroese
editProper noun
editElis m
- a male given name
Usage notes
editPatronymics
- son of Elis: Elisarson or Elisson
- daughter of Elis: Elisardóttir or Elisdóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Elis |
Accusative | Elis |
Dative | Elisi |
Genitive | Elisar, Elis |
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈeː.lis/, [ˈeːlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.lis/, [ˈɛːlis]
Proper noun
editĒlis f sg (genitive Ēlidis); third declension
- Elis (an ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece)
Declension
editThird-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ēlis |
Genitive | Ēlidis |
Dative | Ēlidī |
Accusative | Ēlidem |
Ablative | Ēlide |
Vocative | Ēlis |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- “Elis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Elis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Elis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Swedish
editEtymology
editVariant of Elias.
Proper noun
editElis c (genitive Elis)
- a male given name
Descendants
editAnagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:City-states
- en:Cities
- en:Countries
- en:National capitals
- en:Places in Greece
- en:Regional units of Greece
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian proper nouns
- Estonian given names
- Estonian female given names
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the third declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:City-states
- la:Cities
- la:Countries
- la:National capitals
- la:Places in Greece
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names