εἰλεός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἰλεός (ileós)

Etymology

From εἰλέω (eiléō), εἴλω (eílō, “to shut in”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

εἰλεός • (eileós) m (genitive εἰλεοῦ); second declension

  1. (anatomy) intestinal obstruction, ileus
  2. den, hole
  3. alternative form of ἐλεός (eleós, “butcher's block”)
  4. a kind of vine

Declension

Second declension of ὁ εἰλεός; τοῦ εἰλεοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ εἰλεός
ho eileós 		τὼ εἰλεώ
tṑ eileṓ 		οἱ εἰλεοί
hoi eileoí
Genitive τοῦ εἰλεοῦ
toû eileoû 		τοῖν εἰλεοῖν
toîn eileoîn 		τῶν εἰλεῶν
tôn eileôn
Dative τῷ εἰλεῷ
tōî eileōî 		τοῖν εἰλεοῖν
toîn eileoîn 		τοῖς εἰλεοῖς
toîs eileoîs
Accusative τὸν εἰλεόν
tòn eileón 		τὼ εἰλεώ
tṑ eileṓ 		τοὺς εἰλεούς
toùs eileoús
Vocative εἰλεέ
eileé 		εἰλεώ
eileṓ 		εἰλεοί
eileoí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

  • χορδαψός (khordapsós)

Derived terms

  • εἰλεός ἰκτερώδης (eileós ikterṓdēs, “jaundice”)
  • εἰλεός αἱματίτης (eileós haimatítēs, “scurvy”)

Descendants

  • Greek: ειλεός (eileós)
  • →? Latin: īle (or from a related word?) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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