Elis

See also: elis, élis, and -elis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).

Proper noun

Elis

1. (historical) An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese.
2. A regional unit of modern Greece corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state.

Related terms

• Eleia (the region governed by the ancient city)

Translations

ancient Greek city-state

• Greek: Ήλιδα (Ílida)

  Ancient: Ἦλις (Êlis)

• Russian: Элида (ru) (Elida)

region of modern Greece

Anagrams

• %iles, Isle, Lise, Sile, isle, leis, lies, sile

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Estonian

Etymology

Short form of Eliisabet or Elisabeth.

Proper noun

Elis

1. A female given name.

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Faroese

Proper noun

Elis m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Elis: Elisarson or Elisson
• daughter of Elis: Elisardóttir or Elisdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Elis
Accusative	Elis
Dative	Elisi
Genitive	Elisar, Elis

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.lis/, [ˈeː.lɪs]

Noun

Ēlis f (genitive Ēlidis); third declension

1. (geography) a region of ancient Greece

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Ēlis
genitive	Ēlidis
dative	Ēlidī
accusative	Ēlidem
ablative	Ēlide
vocative	Ēlis

Derived terms

• Ēlidensis

Related terms

• Ēlēis
• Ēlēus
• Ēlias
• Ēliī

References

• Elis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Elis” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• Elis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Swedish

Etymology

Variant of Elias.

Proper noun

Elis

1. A male given name.