Elis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).
Proper noun[edit]
Elis
- (historical) An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese.
- A regional unit of modern Greece corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state.
Related terms[edit]
- Eleia (the region governed by the ancient city)
Translations[edit]
region of modern Greece
Anagrams[edit]
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Short form of Eliisabet or Elisabeth.
Proper noun[edit]
Elis
- A female given name.
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Elis m
- A male given name.
Usage notes[edit]
Patronymics
- son of Elis: Elisarson or Elisson
- daughter of Elis: Elisardóttir or Elisdóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Elis |
Accusative | Elis |
Dative | Elisi |
Genitive | Elisar, Elis |
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Ēlis f (genitive Ēlidis); third declension
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular |
---|---|
nominative | Ēlis |
genitive | Ēlidis |
dative | Ēlidī |
accusative | Ēlidem |
ablative | Ēlide |
vocative | Ēlis |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Elis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Elis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Elis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of Elias.
Proper noun[edit]
Elis c (genitive Elis)
- A male given name.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian proper nouns
- Estonian given names
- Estonian female given names
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin feminine nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the third declension
- la:Geography
- Latin singularia tantum
- la:Greece
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names