ἐλάϊνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐλαία (elaía, “olive tree”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

Etymological pronunciation:

 

• IPA^(key): /e.lǎi̯.wi.nos/ → /eˈlɛ.i.nos/ → /eˈle.i.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.lǎi̯.wi.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈlɛ.i.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈlɛ.i.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈle.i.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈle.i.nos/

Spelling pronunciation:

 

• IPA^(key): /e.lǎː.i.nos/ → /eˈla.i.nos/ → /eˈla.i.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.lǎː.i.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈla.i.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈla.i.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈla.i.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈla.i.nos/

Adjective

ἐλᾱ́ϊνος • (elā́ïnos) m (feminine ἐλᾱΐνη, neuter ἐλᾱ́ϊνον); first/second declension

1. made of olive tree wood
2. made of oil

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐλᾱ́ϊνος; ἐλᾱΐνη; ἐλᾱ́ϊνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐλᾱ́ϊνος elā́ïnos	ἐλᾱΐνη elāḯnē	ἐλᾱ́ϊνον elā́ïnon		ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō	ἐλᾱΐνᾱ elāḯnā	ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō		ἐλᾱ́ϊνοι elā́ïnoi	ἐλᾱ́ϊναι elā́ïnai	ἐλᾱ́ϊνᾰ elā́ïna
Genitive		ἐλᾱΐνου elāḯnou	ἐλᾱΐνης elāḯnēs	ἐλᾱΐνου elāḯnou		ἐλᾱΐνοιν elāḯnoin	ἐλᾱΐναιν elāḯnain	ἐλᾱΐνοιν elāḯnoin		ἐλᾱΐνων elāḯnōn	ἐλᾱΐνων elāḯnōn	ἐλᾱΐνων elāḯnōn
Dative		ἐλᾱΐνῳ elāḯnōi	ἐλᾱΐνῃ elāḯnēi	ἐλᾱΐνῳ elāḯnōi		ἐλᾱΐνοιν elāḯnoin	ἐλᾱΐναιν elāḯnain	ἐλᾱΐνοιν elāḯnoin		ἐλᾱΐνοις elāḯnois	ἐλᾱΐναις elāḯnais	ἐλᾱΐνοις elāḯnois
Accusative		ἐλᾱ́ϊνον elā́ïnon	ἐλᾱΐνην elāḯnēn	ἐλᾱ́ϊνον elā́ïnon		ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō	ἐλᾱΐνᾱ elāḯnā	ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō		ἐλᾱΐνους elāḯnous	ἐλᾱΐνᾱς elāḯnās	ἐλᾱ́ϊνᾰ elā́ïna
Vocative		ἐλᾱ́ϊνε elā́ïne	ἐλᾱΐνη elāḯnē	ἐλᾱ́ϊνον elā́ïnon		ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō	ἐλᾱΐνᾱ elāḯnā	ἐλᾱΐνω elāḯnō		ἐλᾱ́ϊνοι elā́ïnoi	ἐλᾱ́ϊναι elā́ïnai	ἐλᾱ́ϊνᾰ elā́ïna
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐλᾱΐνως elāḯnōs				ἐλᾱϊνότερος elāïnóteros				ἐλᾱϊνότᾰτος elāïnótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἐλάϊνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐλάϊνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐλάϊνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)