LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

Ephthalītēs

Ephthalītēs m sg (genitive Ephthalītae)

Meaning

  1. Ephthalite, Hephthalite
    Ita Regi Pherozi, ab Ephthalitis capto, cum ab eo poſceretur, vt Hunnorum Regem adoraret, reſpondent Magi: [...]1779, Museum Haganum historico-philologico-theologicum, page 415:
    Omnem igitur, ajebat Imperator, Ephthalitarum potentiam vobis attribuistis?1825, Hungarae constitutionis origines, page 35:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeEphthalītēsEphthalītae
genitiveEphthalītaeEphthalītārum
dativeEphthalītaeEphthalītīs
accusativeEphthalītēnEphthalītās
ablativeEphthalītēEphthalītīs
vocativeEphthalītēEphthalītae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐφθαλίτης (Ephthalítēs), from Bactrian Ηβοδαλο (Ēbodalo) + Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Descendants
  • EnglishEphthalite
  • FrenchEphthalite
  • Frenchephthalite
  • Italianeftalita

Quick answers

What does Ephthalītēs mean in Latin?
Ephthalītēs, a noun, means “Ephthalite, Hephthalite”.
What is the genitive of Ephthalītēs?
The genitive singular is Ephthalītae. Ephthalītēs is masculine, first declension.