Ἠλέκτρα

See also: ήλεκτρα and Ηλέκτρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) +‎ -ᾱ (-ā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɛː.lék.traː/ → /iˈlek.tra/ → /iˈlek.tra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɛː.lék.traː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e̝ˈlek.tra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈlek.tra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈlek.tra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈlek.tra/

Proper noun

Ἠλέκτρᾱ • (Ēléktrā) f (genitive Ἠλέκτρᾱς); first declension

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Electra

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἠλέκτρᾱ; τῆς Ἠλέκτρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἠλέκτρᾱ hē Ēléktrā
Genitive	τῆς Ἠλέκτρᾱς tês Ēléktrās
Dative	τῇ Ἠλέκτρᾳ têi Ēléktrāi
Accusative	τὴν Ἠλέκτρᾱν tḕn Ēléktrān
Vocative	Ἠλέκτρᾱ Ēléktrā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ηλέκτρα (Iléktra), Ηλέχτρα (Iléchtra)
• Latin: Ēlectra

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009