Elis

Elis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "elis"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).

Proper noun

Elis

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

Translations

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

Short form of Eliisabet or Elisabeth.

Proper noun

Elis

  1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Elis m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • Elis's son: Elisarson or Elisson
  • Elis's daughter: Elisardóttir or Elisdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Elis
accusative Elis
dative Elisi
genitive Elisar, Elis

Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Ēlis f sg (genitive Ēlidis); third declension

    1. Elis (an ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece)

    Declension

    Third-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Ēlis
    genitive Ēlidis
    dative Ēlidī
    accusative Ēlidem
    ablative Ēlide
    vocative Ēlis

    Derived terms

    • Ēlidensis

    References

    • 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

    Etymology

    Variant of Elias.

    Proper noun

    Elis c (genitive Elis)

    1. a male given name

    Descendants

    • Finnish: Eelis
    • Icelandic: Elís
    • Northern Sami: Eles

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