ἔφηλις

See also: ἐφηλίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἔπηλῐς (épēlĭs) — Ionic
  • ἐφηλῐ́ς (ephēlĭ́s)

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From ἐπι- (epi-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἧλος (hêlos, “a nailhead, stud”) +‎ -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix).

Noun

ἔφηλῐς • (éphēlĭs) f (genitive ἐφήλῐδος); third declension

  1. rivet, burr or dinch to secure a nail
  2. (dermatology, usually in the plural) rough spots which stud the face
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ἔφηλῐς; τῆς ἐφήλῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἔφηλῐς
hē éphēlĭs 		τὼ ἐφήλῐδε
tṑ ephḗlĭde 		αἱ ἐφήλῐδες
hai ephḗlĭdes
Genitive τῆς ἐφήλῐδος
tês ephḗlĭdos 		τοῖν ἐφηλῐ́δοιν
toîn ephēlĭ́doin 		τῶν ἐφηλῐ́δων
tôn ephēlĭ́dōn
Dative τῇ ἐφήλῐδῐ
tēî ephḗlĭdĭ 		τοῖν ἐφηλῐ́δοιν
toîn ephēlĭ́doin 		ταῖς ἐφήλῐσῐ / ἐφήλῐσῐν
taîs ephḗlĭsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐφήλῐδᾰ
tḕn ephḗlĭdă 		τὼ ἐφήλῐδε
tṑ ephḗlĭde 		τᾱ̀ς ἐφήλῐδᾰς
tā̀s ephḗlĭdăs
Vocative ἔφηλῐς
éphēlĭs 		ἐφήλῐδε
ephḗlĭde 		ἐφήλῐδες
ephḗlĭdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Etymology 2

From ἐπι- (epi-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, “the sun”) +‎ -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix).

Noun

ἔφηλῐς • (éphēlĭs) f (genitive ἐφήλῐδος); third declension

  1. (dermatology, pathology, usually in the plural) freckles
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ἔφηλῐς; τῆς ἐφήλῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἔφηλῐς
hē éphēlĭs 		τὼ ἐφήλῐδε
tṑ ephḗlĭde 		αἱ ἐφήλῐδες
hai ephḗlĭdes
Genitive τῆς ἐφήλῐδος
tês ephḗlĭdos 		τοῖν ἐφηλῐ́δοιν
toîn ephēlĭ́doin 		τῶν ἐφηλῐ́δων
tôn ephēlĭ́dōn
Dative τῇ ἐφήλῐδῐ
tēî ephḗlĭdĭ 		τοῖν ἐφηλῐ́δοιν
toîn ephēlĭ́doin 		ταῖς ἐφήλῐσῐ / ἐφήλῐσῐν
taîs ephḗlĭsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐφήλῐδᾰ
tḕn ephḗlĭdă 		τὼ ἐφήλῐδε
tṑ ephḗlĭde 		τᾱ̀ς ἐφήλῐδᾰς
tā̀s ephḗlĭdăs
Vocative ἔφηλῐς
éphēlĭs 		ἐφήλῐδε
ephḗlĭde 		ἐφήλῐδες
ephḗlĭdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.
Descendants
  • → Latin: ephēlis

References

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