φελλεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. If related to πέλλα (pélla, “stone”), the π/φ interchange could suggest a Pre-Greek borrowing. Alternatively, the word may be related to φελλός (phellós, “cork oak”), in reference to the uneven and porous structure of cork.^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰel.lěu̯s/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰelˈleʍs/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸelˈleɸs/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /felˈlefs/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /feˈlefs/

Noun

φελλεύς • (phelleús) m (genitive φελλέως); third declension

uneven, stony ground

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ φελλεύς; τοῦ φελλέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ φελλεύς ho phelleús	τὼ φελλῆ tṑ phellê	οἱ φελλῆς / φελλεῖς hoi phellês / phelleîs
Genitive	τοῦ φελλέως toû phelléōs	τοῖν φελλέοιν toîn phelléoin	τῶν φελλέων tôn phelléōn
Dative	τῷ φελλεῖ tōî phelleî	τοῖν φελλέοιν toîn phelléoin	τοῖς φελλεῦσῐ / φελλεῦσῐν toîs phelleûsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν φελλέᾱ tòn phelléā	τὼ φελλῆ tṑ phellê	τοὺς φελλέᾱς toùs phelléās
Vocative	φελλεῦ phelleû	φελλῆ phellê	φελλῆς / φελλεῖς phellês / phelleîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Φελλεΐς (Phelleḯs)
Φελλείτης (Phelleítēs)
Φελλεύς (Phelleús)
φελλεών (phelleṓn)
φελλίον (phellíon)
φελλίς (phellís)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φελλεύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1560