Elis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis). === Proper noun === Elis (historical) An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece. A regional unit of modern Greece in West Greece, corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state. ==== Related terms ==== Eleia (the region governed by the ancient city) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === %iles, Iles, Isle, Leis, Lise, Sile, iles, isle, leis, lies, sile, slie == Estonian == === Etymology === Short form of Eliisabet or Elisabeth. === Proper noun === Elis a female given name == Faroese == === Proper noun === Elis m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Elis: Elisarson or Elisson daughter of Elis: Elisardóttir or Elisdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.lis] === Proper noun === Ēlis f sg (genitive Ēlidis); third declension Elis (an ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Ēlidensis ==== Related terms ==== Ēlēis Ēlēus Ēlias Ēliī === References === “Elis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Elis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Elis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Swedish == === Etymology === Variant of Elias. === Proper noun === Elis c (genitive Elis) a male given name ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: Eelis → Icelandic: Elís → Northern Sami: Eles === Anagrams === lies