Eleusis
Latin
Alternative forms
- Eleusin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐλευσίς (Eleusís).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈleu̯.siːs/, [ɛˈɫ̪ɛu̯s̠iːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈleu̯.sis/, [eˈlɛːu̯sis]
Proper noun
Eleusīs f sg (genitive Eleusīnis); third declension
- An ancient city of Attica, famous for its mysteries of Demeter and Persephone
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 4.62.3:
- sed contra Eleusina clara Salamis.
- Opposite Eleusis is the famous island of Salamis
- sed contra Eleusina clara Salamis.
- Frontinus, Strategemata 2.9.9.2:
- Pisistratus Atheniensis, cum excepisset Megarensium classem, qua illi ad Eleusin noctu applicuerant, ut operatas Cereris sacro feminas Atheniensium raperent
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Eleusīs Eleusīn |
| Genitive | Eleusīnis Eleusīnos |
| Dative | Eleusīnī |
| Accusative | Eleusīnem Eleusīna Eleusīn |
| Ablative | Eleusīne |
| Vocative | Eleusīs |
| Locative | Eleusīnī Eleusīne |
Related terms
- Eleusīnus
- Eleusīnius
- Eleusīnia
References
- “Eleusin”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Eleusis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Eleusis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette