Ephthalites

Ephthalites

1. plural of Ephthalite

Ephthalites m or f by sense

1. plural of Ephthalite

• Ephthalīta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐφθαλίτης (Ephthalítēs), from Bactrian Ηβοδαλο (Ēbodalo) +‎ Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Ephthalītēs m sg (genitive Ephthalītae); first declension

1. Ephthalite, Hephthalite
   • 1779, Museum Haganum historico-philologico-theologicum, page 415:

     Ita Regi Pherozi, ab Ephthalitis capto, cum ab eo poſceretur, vt Hunnorum Regem adoraret, reſpondent Magi: [...]

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   • 1825, Hungarae constitutionis origines, page 35:

     Omnem igitur, ajebat Imperator, Ephthalitarum potentiam vobis attribuistis?

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   • 1883, Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum, page 28:

     Cadiseni aut pars Ephthalitarum aut vicini eorum fuerint.

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   • 1898, Relationum Hungarorum cum Oriente gentilbusque orientalis, page 92:

     Ehphthalitae Persarum implacabiles hostes erant, cum quibus multa cruentaque gerebant bella.

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First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).

• → English: Ephthalite
• French: Ephthalite, ephthalite
• Italian: eftalita