ἠλέκτρινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɛː.lék.tri.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e̝ˈlek.tri.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈlek.tri.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈlek.tri.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈlek.tri.nos/

Adjective

ἠλέκτρῐνος • (ēléktrĭnos) m (feminine ἠλεκτρῐ́νη, neuter ἠλέκτρῐνον); first/second declension

made of amber
shining like amber (said of water)

Inflection

First and second declension of ἠλέκτρῐνος; ἠλεκτρῐ́νη; ἠλέκτρῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἠλέκτρῐνος ēléktrĭnos	ἠλεκτρῐ́νη ēlektrĭ́nē	ἠλέκτρῐνον ēléktrĭnon	ἠλεκτρῐ́νω ēlektrĭ́nō	ἠλεκτρῐ́νᾱ ēlektrĭ́nā	ἠλεκτρῐ́νω ēlektrĭ́nō	ἠλέκτρῐνοι ēléktrĭnoi	ἠλέκτρῐναι ēléktrĭnai	ἠλέκτρῐνᾰ ēléktrĭnă
Genitive	ἠλεκτρῐ́νου ēlektrĭ́nou	ἠλεκτρῐ́νης ēlektrĭ́nēs	ἠλεκτρῐ́νου ēlektrĭ́nou	ἠλεκτρῐ́νοιν ēlektrĭ́noin	ἠλεκτρῐ́ναιν ēlektrĭ́nain	ἠλεκτρῐ́νοιν ēlektrĭ́noin	ἠλεκτρῐ́νων ēlektrĭ́nōn	ἠλεκτρῐ́νων ēlektrĭ́nōn	ἠλεκτρῐ́νων ēlektrĭ́nōn
Dative	ἠλεκτρῐ́νῳ ēlektrĭ́nōi	ἠλεκτρῐ́νῃ ēlektrĭ́nēi	ἠλεκτρῐ́νῳ ēlektrĭ́nōi	ἠλεκτρῐ́νοιν ēlektrĭ́noin	ἠλεκτρῐ́ναιν ēlektrĭ́nain	ἠλεκτρῐ́νοιν ēlektrĭ́noin	ἠλεκτρῐ́νοις ēlektrĭ́nois	ἠλεκτρῐ́ναις ēlektrĭ́nais	ἠλεκτρῐ́νοις ēlektrĭ́nois
Accusative	ἠλέκτρῐνον ēléktrĭnon	ἠλεκτρῐ́νην ēlektrĭ́nēn	ἠλέκτρῐνον ēléktrĭnon	ἠλεκτρῐ́νω ēlektrĭ́nō	ἠλεκτρῐ́νᾱ ēlektrĭ́nā	ἠλεκτρῐ́νω ēlektrĭ́nō	ἠλεκτρῐ́νους ēlektrĭ́nous	ἠλεκτρῐ́νᾱς ēlektrĭ́nās	ἠλέκτρῐνᾰ ēléktrĭnă
Vocative	ἠλέκτρῐνε ēléktrĭne	ἠλεκτρῐ́νη ēlektrĭ́nē	ἠλέκτρῐνον ēléktrĭnon	ἠλεκτρῐ́νω ēlektrĭ́nō	ἠλεκτρῐ́νᾱ ēlektrĭ́nā	ἠλεκτρῐ́νω ēlektrĭ́nō	ἠλέκτρῐνοι ēléktrĭnoi	ἠλέκτρῐναι ēléktrĭnai	ἠλέκτρῐνᾰ ēléktrĭnă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἠλεκτρῐ́νως ēlektrĭ́nōs			ἠλεκτρῐνώτερος ēlektrĭnṓteros			ἠλεκτρῐνώτᾰτος ēlektrĭnṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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