Ἐλευσίς

See also: ἔλευσις

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἐλευσῑ́ς • (Eleusī́s) f (genitive Ἐλευσῖνος); third declension

  1. Eleusis; Eleusina, Attica, Greece

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Ἐλευσῑ́ς; τῆς Ἐλευσῖνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἐλευσῑ́ς
hē Eleusī́s
Genitive τῆς Ἐλευσῖνος
tês Eleusînos
Dative τῇ Ἐλευσῖνῐ
tēî Eleusînĭ
Accusative τὴν Ἐλευσῖνᾰ
tḕn Eleusînă
Vocative Ἐλευσῑ́ς
Eleusī́s
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Ἐλευσῖνι (Eleusîni)
  • Ἐλευσινόθεν (Eleusinóthen)
  • Ἐλευσίναδε (Eleusínade)
  • Ἐλευσίνιος (Eleusínios)

Descendants

  • Greek: Ελευσίς (Elefsís); Ελευσίνα (Elefsína)
  • → Armenian: Էլեֆսիս (Ēlefsis), Էլեֆսին (Ēlefsin)
  • → English: Eleusis; Eleusina
  • → Georgian: ელევსისი (elevsisi)
  • → Latin: Eleusis
  • → Russian: Элефси́с (Elefsís), Элевси́н (Elevsín)

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