Elymais

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλυμαΐς (Elumaḯs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Elymāis f sg (genitive Elymāidis); third declension

  1. An ancient province usually considered part of Susiana in present-day Khuzestan, modern Iran

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Elymāis
genitive Elymāidis
dative Elymāidī
accusative Elymāidem
ablative Elymāide
vocative Elymāis

Derived terms

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References

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  • Elymais”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Elymais in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Elymais”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly