proper noun · femininethird declension
Elaeūs
Elaeūs f sg (genitive Elaeuntis)
Classical[ɛˈɫae̯.uːs]Ecclesiastical[eˈlɛː.us]
Meaning
- The southernmost city of Chersonesus in Thrace
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Elaeūs | — |
| genitive | Elaeuntis | — |
| dative | Elaeuntī | — |
| accusative | Elaeuntem | — |
| ablative | Elaeunte | — |
| vocative | Elaeūs | — |
| locative | Elaeuntī Elaeunte | — |
Ĕlaeūs, ūntis, f., = Ἐλαιοῦς,
I. a city on the Hellespont in the Thracian Chersonesus, Liv. 31, 16, 5 Drak. N. cr.; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 49.—Elēüs, Mel. 2, 2, 7.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἐλαιοῦς (Elaioûs).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyElaeusElaeus (Ἐλαιοῦς, Ἐλεοῦς), the southernmost town of the Thracian Chersonese, within less than one day's sail of Lemnos with a northerly wind(Hdt. 6.140…GeographyElaeusElaeus (Ἔλαιοῦς: Eth. Ἐλαιούσιος). 1. A demus of Attica. [ATTICA p. 330b.] 2. A town in the Argeia, mentioned only by Apollodorus (2.5.2) and Stephanu…GeographyElaeusElaeus (Ἔλαιος), a town of Aetolia, belonging to Calydon, was strongly fortified, having received all the necessary munitions from king Attalus. It wa…