LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

elenchus

elenchus m (genitive elenchī)
Classical[ɛˈɫɛŋ.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈlɛŋ.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinecostly trinket (especially an earring)
  2. masculinerefutation
  3. Late LatinMedieval Latinmasculinelist
    Elenchus tamen Sanctorum necnon Beatorum in MartyrologioThe list however of Saints and Blesseds in the Martyrology

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeelenchuselenchī
genitiveelenchīelenchōrum
dativeelenchōelenchīs
accusativeelenchumelenchōs
ablativeelenchōelenchīs
vocativeelencheelenchī

ĕlenchus, i, m., = ἔλεγχος.
I. A costly trinket, ear-pendant, Plin. 9, 35, 56, § 113; Juv. 6, 459; Dig. 34, 2, 32, § 8; cf. Boettig. Sabina II. p. 56.—
II. Plur., part of the title of a work of M. Pompilius Andronicus: adeo inops ut coactus est praecipuum illud opusculum suum, annalium Ennii elenchorum XVI. milibus nummum vendere, etc., prob. a review, refutation, Suet. Gram. 8.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos, “refutation, scrutiny”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰ- (“to accuse, to scold”).

Descendants
  • Catalanelenc
  • Englishelenchus
  • Englishelench
  • Italianelenco
  • Portugueseelenco
  • Romanianelencos
  • Romanianelenchus
  • Spanishelenco

Quick answers

What does elenchus mean in Latin?
elenchus, a noun, means “costly trinket (especially an earring); refutation; list”.
What is the genitive of elenchus?
The genitive singular is elenchī. elenchus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce elenchus?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈɫɛŋ.kʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈlɛŋ.kus].