Elatea
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλάτεια (Eláteia).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.laˈteː.a/, [ɛɫ̪äˈt̪eːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.laˈte.a/, [eläˈt̪ɛːä]
Proper noun[edit]
Elatēa f sg (genitive Elatēae); first declension
- a city of Phocis situated on the fertile plain formed by the river Cephisus
- a town of Thessaly situated on the road to Tempe
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Elatēa |
| Genitive | Elatēae |
| Dative | Elatēae |
| Accusative | Elatēam |
| Ablative | Elatēā |
| Vocative | Elatēa |
| Locative | Elatēae |
References[edit]
- “Elatea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Elatea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Elateia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly