Ἐγκέλαδος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἐγκελᾰ́δων (Enkeládōn)

Etymology

From ἐν- (en-, “in”) +‎ κέλᾰδος (kélados, “loud noise; loud clear voice”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eŋ.ké.la.dos/ → /eɲˈɟe.la.ðos/ → /eɲˈɟe.la.ðos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eŋ.ké.la.dos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eŋˈke.la.dos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɲˈɟe.la.ðos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eɲˈɟe.la.ðos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eɲˈɟe.la.ðos/

Proper noun

Ἐγκέλᾰδος • (Enkélados) m (genitive Ἐγκελᾰ́δου); second declension

1. Enceladus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἐγκέλᾰδος; τοῦ Ἐγκελᾰ́δου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἐγκέλᾰδος ho Enkélados
Genitive	τοῦ Ἐγκελᾰ́δου toû Enkeládou
Dative	τῷ Ἐγκελᾰ́δῳ tôi Enkeládōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἐγκέλᾰδον tòn Enkéladon
Vocative	Ἐγκέλᾰδε Enkélade
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Εγκέλαδος (Egkélados)
• Latin: Enceladus

References

• Ἐγκέλαδος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009