ἐλάϊνος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐλαία (elaía, “olive tree”) + -ινος (-inos).
Pronunciation
Etymological pronunciation:
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.lǎi̯.wi.nos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈlɛ.i.nos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈlɛ.i.nos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈle.i.nos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈle.i.nos/
Spelling pronunciation:
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.lǎː.i.nos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈla.i.nos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈla.i.nos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈla.i.nos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈla.i.nos/
Adjective
ἐλᾱ́ϊνος • (elā́ïnos) m (feminine ἐλᾱΐνη, neuter ἐλᾱ́ϊνον); first/second declension
- made of olive tree wood
- made of oil
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | ἐλᾱ́ϊνος elā́ïnos |
ἐλᾱΐνη elāḯnē |
ἐλᾱ́ϊνον elā́ïnon |
ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō |
ἐλᾱΐνᾱ elāḯnā |
ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō |
ἐλᾱ́ϊνοι elā́ïnoi |
ἐλᾱ́ϊναι elā́ïnai |
ἐλᾱ́ϊνᾰ elā́ïnă | |||||
| Genitive | ἐλᾱΐνου elāḯnou |
ἐλᾱΐνης elāḯnēs |
ἐλᾱΐνου elāḯnou |
ἐλᾱΐνοιν elāḯnoin |
ἐλᾱΐναιν elāḯnain |
ἐλᾱΐνοιν elāḯnoin |
ἐλᾱΐνων elāḯnōn |
ἐλᾱΐνων elāḯnōn |
ἐλᾱΐνων elāḯnōn | |||||
| Dative | ἐλᾱΐνῳ elāḯnōi |
ἐλᾱΐνῃ elāḯnēi |
ἐλᾱΐνῳ elāḯnōi |
ἐλᾱΐνοιν elāḯnoin |
ἐλᾱΐναιν elāḯnain |
ἐλᾱΐνοιν elāḯnoin |
ἐλᾱΐνοις elāḯnois |
ἐλᾱΐναις elāḯnais |
ἐλᾱΐνοις elāḯnois | |||||
| Accusative | ἐλᾱ́ϊνον elā́ïnon |
ἐλᾱΐνην elāḯnēn |
ἐλᾱ́ϊνον elā́ïnon |
ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō |
ἐλᾱΐνᾱ elāḯnā |
ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō |
ἐλᾱΐνους elāḯnous |
ἐλᾱΐνᾱς elāḯnās |
ἐλᾱ́ϊνᾰ elā́ïnă | |||||
| Vocative | ἐλᾱ́ϊνε elā́ïne |
ἐλᾱΐνη elāḯnē |
ἐλᾱ́ϊνον elā́ïnon |
ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō |
ἐλᾱΐνᾱ elāḯnā |
ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō |
ἐλᾱ́ϊνοι elā́ïnoi |
ἐλᾱ́ϊναι elā́ïnai |
ἐλᾱ́ϊνᾰ elā́ïnă | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ἐλᾱΐνως elāḯnōs |
ἐλᾱϊνότερος elāïnóteros |
ἐλᾱϊνότᾰτος elāïnótătos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἐλάϊνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἐλάϊνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐλάϊνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)