Ἠλέκτρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) +‎ -ᾱ (-ā).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἠλέκτρᾱ • (Ēléktrā) f (genitive Ἠλέκτρᾱς); first declension

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Electra

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Ἠλέκτρᾱ; τῆς Ἠλέκτρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἠλέκτρᾱ
hē Ēléktrā
Genitive τῆς Ἠλέκτρᾱς
tês Ēléktrās
Dative τῇ Ἠλέκτρᾳ
têi Ēléktrāi
Accusative τὴν Ἠλέκτρᾱν
tḕn Ēléktrān
Vocative Ἠλέκτρᾱ
Ēléktrā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Ηλέκτρα (Iléktra), Ηλέχτρα (Iléchtra)
  • Latin: Ēlectra

References
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009
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