ἔφηλις
See also: ἐφηλίς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἔπηλῐς (épēlis) – Ionic
- ἐφηλῐ́ς (ephēlís)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /é.pʰɛː.lis/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈe.pʰe̝.lis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈe.ɸi.lis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈe.fi.lis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.fi.lis/
Etymology 1
From ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) + ἧλος (hêlos, “a nailhead, stud”) + -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).
Noun
ἔφηλῐς • (éphēlis) f (genitive ἐφήλῐδος); third declension
- rivet, burr or dinch to secure a nail
- (dermatology, usually in the plural) rough spots which stud the face
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ἔφηλῐς; τῆς ἐφήλῐδος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἔφηλῐς hē éphēlis | τὼ ἐφήλῐδε tṑ ephḗlide | αἱ ἐφήλῐδες hai ephḗlides | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἐφήλῐδος tês ephḗlidos | τοῖν ἐφηλῐ́δοιν toîn ephēlídoin | τῶν ἐφηλῐ́δων tôn ephēlídōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἐφήλῐδῐ têi ephḗlidi | τοῖν ἐφηλῐ́δοιν toîn ephēlídoin | ταῖς ἐφήλῐσῐ / ἐφήλῐσῐν taîs ephḗlisi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἐφήλῐδᾰ tḕn ephḗlida | τὼ ἐφήλῐδε tṑ ephḗlide | τᾱ̀ς ἐφήλῐδᾰς tā̀s ephḗlidas | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἔφηλῐς éphēlis | ἐφήλῐδε ephḗlide | ἐφήλῐδες ephḗlides | ||||||||||
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Etymology 2
From ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) + ἥλῐος (hḗlios, “the sun”) + -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).
Noun
ἔφηλῐς • (éphēlis) f (genitive ἐφήλῐδος); third declension
- (dermatology, pathology, usually in the plural) freckles
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ἔφηλῐς; τῆς ἐφήλῐδος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἔφηλῐς hē éphēlis | τὼ ἐφήλῐδε tṑ ephḗlide | αἱ ἐφήλῐδες hai ephḗlides | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἐφήλῐδος tês ephḗlidos | τοῖν ἐφηλῐ́δοιν toîn ephēlídoin | τῶν ἐφηλῐ́δων tôn ephēlídōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἐφήλῐδῐ têi ephḗlidi | τοῖν ἐφηλῐ́δοιν toîn ephēlídoin | ταῖς ἐφήλῐσῐ / ἐφήλῐσῐν taîs ephḗlisi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἐφήλῐδᾰ tḕn ephḗlida | τὼ ἐφήλῐδε tṑ ephḗlide | τᾱ̀ς ἐφήλῐδᾰς tā̀s ephḗlidas | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἔφηλῐς éphēlis | ἐφήλῐδε ephḗlide | ἐφήλῐδες ephḗlides | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: ephēlis
- → English: ephelis
References
- “ἔφηλις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press