proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Elele͡us
Elele͡us m sg (genitive Eleleī)
Classical[ˈɛ.ɫɛ.ɫɛu̯s]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.le.leu̯s]
Meaning
- a surname of Bacchus
Nycteliusque Eleleusque parens et Iacchus et Euhan,
8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 4.15
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Eleleus | — |
| genitive | Eleleī | — |
| dative | Eleleō | — |
| accusative | Eleleum | — |
| ablative | Eleleō | — |
| vocative | Elelee | — |
Ĕlĕleus, ei, m., = Ἐλελεύς [from ἐλελεῦ, the cry of the Bacchantes],
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Eleleus —, m
ἐλελεῦ, the cry of the Bacchantes, a surname of Bacchus , O.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλελεῦ (eleleû).