ἐλαία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐλάα (Attic)

Etymology

From earlier *ἐλαίϝα, compare Mycenaean 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa). Probably a borrowing from a Mediterranean source, which also gave Old Armenian իւղ (ewł, “oil”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ela͜ɪ́.a͜a/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɛlɛ́ːaː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /eléa/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /eléa/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /eléa/

Noun

ἐλαία (genitive ἐλαίας) f, first declension; (elaiā)

1. olive tree
2. olive (fruit)
3. naevus

Inflection

First declension of ἐλαίᾱ, ἐλαίᾱς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἐλαίᾱ	ἐλαίᾱ	ἐλαῖαι
Genitive	ἐλαίᾱς	ἐλαίαιν	ἐλαιῶν
Dative	ἐλαίᾳ	ἐλαίαιν	ἐλαίαις
Accusative	ἐλαίᾱν	ἐλαίᾱ	ἐλαίᾱς
Vocative	ἐλαίᾱ	ἐλαίᾱ	ἐλαῖαι

Related terms

• ἔλαιον

Descendants

• Greek: ελαία (elaía) f
• Greek: ελιά (eliá) f

References

• LSJ
• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)