Nepheleis

Latin

Etymology

From Νεφέλη (Nephélē) +‎ -ις (-is, feminine patronymic/matronymic suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ne.pʰeˈleː.is/, [nɛpʰɛˈɫ̪eːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ne.feˈle.is/, [nefeˈlɛːis]

Proper noun

Nephelēis f (genitive Nephelēidos); third declension

1. A matronymic for female descendants of Nephele, particularly:
   1. Helle (a member of the Athamantian Royal House)

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Nephelēis	Nephelēides
Genitive	Nephelēidos	Nephelēidum
Dative	Nephelēidī	Nephelēidibus
Accusative	Nephelēida	Nephelēidas
Ablative	Nephelēide	Nephelēidibus
Vocative	Nephelēis Nephelēi1	Nephelēides

¹In poetry.

Related terms

• Nephelē