ἐλατήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐλᾰτήρ • (elătḗr) m (genitive ἐλᾰτῆρος); third declension

  1. driver, especially of horses, charioteer
  2. rower, oarsman
    Synonym: ἐρέτης (erétēs)
  3. one that drives away
  4. kind of broad, flat cake

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ἐλᾰτήρ; τοῦ ἐλᾰτῆρος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἐλᾰτήρ
ho elătḗr 		τὼ ἐλᾰτῆρε
tṑ elătêre 		οἱ ἐλᾰτῆρες
hoi elătêres
Genitive τοῦ ἐλᾰτῆρος
toû elătêros 		τοῖν ἐλᾰτήροιν
toîn elătḗroin 		τῶν ἐλᾰτήρων
tôn elătḗrōn
Dative τῷ ἐλᾰτῆρῐ
tōî elătêrĭ 		τοῖν ἐλᾰτήροιν
toîn elătḗroin 		τοῖς ἐλᾰτῆρσῐ / ἐλᾰτῆρσῐν
toîs elătêrsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν ἐλᾰτῆρᾰ
tòn elătêră 		τὼ ἐλᾰτῆρε
tṑ elătêre 		τοὺς ἐλᾰτῆρᾰς
toùs elătêrăs
Vocative ἐλᾰτήρ
elătḗr 		ἐλᾰτῆρε
elătêre 		ἐλᾰτῆρες
elătêres
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → New Latin: elatēr (learned)

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