ἔφηλις

See also: ἐφηλίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /é.pʰɛː.lis/ → /ˈe.ɸi.lis/ → /ˈe.fi.lis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /é.pʰɛː.lis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.pʰe̝.lis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ɸi.lis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.fi.lis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.fi.lis/

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
  • → English: ephelis

References

• “ἔφηλις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press