ἤλεκτρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἠλέκτωρ (ēlektōr, “shining sun”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ɛ͜ɛ́lektron/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /éːlɛktron/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ílektron/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ílextron/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ílextɾon/

Noun

ἤλεκτρον • (ēlektron) (genitive ἠλέκτρου) n, second declension

1. amber
2. an alloy of gold and silver

Inflection

Second declension of ἤλεκτρον, ἠλέκτρου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἤλεκτρον	ἠλέκτρω	ἤλεκτρᾰ
Genitive	ἠλέκτρου	ἠλέκτροιν	ἠλέκτρων
Dative	ἠλέκτρῳ	ἠλέκτροιν	ἠλέκτροις
Accusative	ἤλεκτρον	ἠλέκτρω	ἤλεκτρᾰ
Vocative	ἤλεκτρον	ἠλέκτρω	ἤλεκτρᾰ

Descendants

• Russian: электрон (elektrón)

References

• LSJ