πτελέα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πτελέη (pteléē) — Ionic
πτελία (ptelía), φτελέα (phteléa), φτελιά (phteliá) — Byzantine

Etymology

The suffix -έᾱ (-éā) is frequent in tree names, like ἰτέᾱ (itéā, “willow”) and μηλέᾱ (mēléā). The word πτέλας (ptélas, “boar”) is formally close but the semantics are far off. Also Latin populus (“poplar”) cannot be related, since it deviates strongly in form and meaning. Maybe from the same source of Latin tilia (“linden”), Old Armenian թեղի (tʻełi, “elm”), Old Georgian თელაჲ (telay, “elm”). Furnée argues for a Pre-Greek origin and connects it with μελία (melía, “ash tree”). Related to Mycenaean Greek 𐁇𐀩𐀷 (pte-re-wa /⁠*pteléwā⁠/, “~elm”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pte.lé.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pteˈle.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pteˈle.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pteˈle.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pteˈle.a/

Noun

πτελέᾱ • (pteléā) f (genitive πτελέᾱς); first declension

wych elm (Ulmus glabra)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πτελέᾱ; τῆς πτελέᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πτελέᾱ hē pteléā	τὼ πτελέᾱ tṑ pteléā	αἱ πτελέαι hai pteléai
Genitive	τῆς πτελέᾱς tês pteléās	τοῖν πτελέαιν toîn pteléain	τῶν πτελεῶν tôn pteleôn
Dative	τῇ πτελέᾳ têi pteléāi	τοῖν πτελέαιν toîn pteléain	ταῖς πτελέαις taîs pteléais
Accusative	τὴν πτελέᾱν tḕn pteléān	τὼ πτελέᾱ tṑ pteléā	τᾱ̀ς πτελέᾱς tā̀s pteléās
Vocative	πτελέᾱ pteléā	πτελέᾱ pteléā	πτελέαι pteléai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

πτελεάδης (pteleádēs)
πτελέϊνος (pteléïnos)
πτελεών (pteleṓn)

Descendants

Greek: φτελιά (fteliá)
⇒ Pontic Greek: φτελίδ' (ftelíd')
→⇒ Old Armenian: պտղի (ptłi)