Ἐλέα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Ϝέλᾱ (Wélā) (Phocian)
  • Ἔλᾱ (Élā) (Doric)
  • Ἔλη (Élē) (Attic)
  • Ὑέλη (Huélē) (Latinized)

Etymology

From Doric Ἐλᾱ (Elā), from Phocian Ϝέλᾱ (Wélā).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἐλέᾱ • (Eléā) f (genitive Ἐλέᾱς); first declension

  1. Hyele or Elea, Magna Graecia; Velia, Campania, Italy

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Ἐλέᾱ; τῆς Ἐλέᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἐλέᾱ
hē Eléā
Genitive τῆς Ἐλέᾱς
tês Eléās
Dative τῇ Ἐλέᾳ
têi Eléāi
Accusative τὴν Ἐλέᾱν
tḕn Eléān
Vocative Ἐλέᾱ
Eléā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Ελέα (Eléa)
  • → Latin: Elea
  • Latin: Velia

Further reading
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