ἐλατός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐλαστός (elastós)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tós, verbal adjective of *h₁elh₂- (“to drive somewhere”). By surface analysis, ἐλα(ύνω) (ela(únō)) +‎ -τός (-tós).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.la.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.laˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.laˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.laˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.laˈtos/

Adjective

ἐλᾰτός • (elătós) m (feminine ἐλᾰτή, neuter ἐλᾰτόν); first/second declension

ductile
beaten (of metal)

Declension

First and second declension of ἐλᾰτός; ἐλᾰτή; ἐλᾰτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐλᾰτός elătós	ἐλᾰτή elătḗ	ἐλᾰτόν elătón	ἐλᾰτώ elătṓ	ἐλᾰτᾱ́ elătā́	ἐλᾰτώ elătṓ	ἐλᾰτοί elătoí	ἐλᾰταί elătaí	ἐλᾰτᾰ́ elătắ
Genitive	ἐλᾰτοῦ elătoû	ἐλᾰτῆς elătês	ἐλᾰτοῦ elătoû	ἐλᾰτοῖν elătoîn	ἐλᾰταῖν elătaîn	ἐλᾰτοῖν elătoîn	ἐλᾰτῶν elătôn	ἐλᾰτῶν elătôn	ἐλᾰτῶν elătôn
Dative	ἐλᾰτῷ elătōî	ἐλᾰτῇ elătēî	ἐλᾰτῷ elătōî	ἐλᾰτοῖν elătoîn	ἐλᾰταῖν elătaîn	ἐλᾰτοῖν elătoîn	ἐλᾰτοῖς elătoîs	ἐλᾰταῖς elătaîs	ἐλᾰτοῖς elătoîs
Accusative	ἐλᾰτόν elătón	ἐλᾰτήν elătḗn	ἐλᾰτόν elătón	ἐλᾰτώ elătṓ	ἐλᾰτᾱ́ elătā́	ἐλᾰτώ elătṓ	ἐλᾰτούς elătoús	ἐλᾰτᾱ́ς elătā́s	ἐλᾰτᾰ́ elătắ
Vocative	ἐλᾰτέ elăté	ἐλᾰτή elătḗ	ἐλᾰτόν elătón	ἐλᾰτώ elătṓ	ἐλᾰτᾱ́ elătā́	ἐλᾰτώ elătṓ	ἐλᾰτοί elătoí	ἐλᾰταί elătaí	ἐλᾰτᾰ́ elătắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐλᾰτῶς elătôs			ἐλᾰτώτερος elătṓteros			ἐλᾰτώτᾰτος elătṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐλαύνω (> DER > Verbal adjective ἐλατός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 401-2