noun · masculinefirst declension
Ephthalītēs
Ephthalītēs m sg (genitive Ephthalītae)
Meaning
- 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
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ephthalītēs | Ephthalītae |
| genitive | Ephthalītae | Ephthalītārum |
| dative | Ephthalītae | Ephthalītīs |
| accusative | Ephthalītēn | Ephthalītās |
| ablative | Ephthalītē | Ephthalītīs |
| vocative | Ephthalītē | Ephthalītae |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐφθαλίτης (Ephthalítēs), from Bactrian Ηβοδαλο (Ēbodalo) + Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).
Descendants
- EnglishEphthalite
- FrenchEphthalite
- Frenchephthalite
- Italianeftalita