ἔφηλις

See also: ἐφηλίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ἔπηλῐς (épēlis) — Ionic
  • ἐφηλῐ́ς (ephēlís)

Pronunciation
 

Etymology 1

From ἐπι- (epi-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἧλος (hêlos, “a nailhead, stud”) +‎ -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).

Noun

ἔφηλῐς • (éphēlis) f (genitive ἐφήλῐδος); third declension

  1. rivet, burr or dinch to secure a nail
  2. (dermatology, usually in the plural) rough spots which stud the face
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ἔφηλῐς; τῆς ἐφήλῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
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
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Etymology 2

From ἐπι- (epi-, “upon, over, epi-”) +‎ ἥλῐος (hḗlios, “the sun”) +‎ -ῐς (-is, nominal suffix).

Noun

ἔφηλῐς • (éphēlis) f (genitive ἐφήλῐδος); third declension

  1. (dermatology, pathology, usually in the plural) freckles
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ἔφηλῐς; τῆς ἐφήλῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
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
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.
Descendants
  • → Latin: ephēlis

References
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