εἶλαρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Often considered to be an action noun *ϝέλ-ϝαρ (*wél-war). Perhaps from εἰλέω (eiléō, “to press together”), but this does not fit very well and neither is related to εἰλέω (eiléō, “to roll, wind”). Beekes, instead, suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, protect”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /êː.lar/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lar/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lar/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lar/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lar/

Noun

εἶλᾰρ • (eîlăr) n (genitive εἴλᾰρος); third declension

parapet, protective wall
covering, shelter, defence

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ εἶλᾰρ; τοῦ εἴλᾰρος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ εἶλᾰρ tò eîlăr	τὼ εἴλᾰρε tṑ eílăre	τᾰ̀ εἴλᾰρᾰ tằ eílără
Genitive	τοῦ εἴλᾰρος toû eílăros	τοῖν εἰλᾰ́ροιν toîn eilắroin	τῶν εἰλᾰ́ρων tôn eilắrōn
Dative	τῷ εἴλᾰρῐ tōî eílărĭ	τοῖν εἰλᾰ́ροιν toîn eilắroin	τοῖς εἴλᾰρσῐ / εἴλᾰρσῐν toîs eílărsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ εἶλᾰρ tò eîlăr	τὼ εἴλᾰρε tṑ eílăre	τᾰ̀ εἴλᾰρᾰ tằ eílără
Vocative	εἶλᾰρ eîlăr	εἴλᾰρε eílăre	εἴλᾰρᾰ eílără
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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