Eleon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλεών (Eleṓn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.le.oːn/, [ˈɛɫ̪eoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.le.on/, [ˈɛːleon]

Proper noun

Eleōn m sg (genitive Eleōnis); third declension

1. a town of Boeotia situated in the territory of Tanagra

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Eleōn
Genitive	Eleōnis
Dative	Eleōnī
Accusative	Eleōnem
Ablative	Eleōne
Vocative	Eleōn
Locative	Eleōnī Eleōne

References

• “Eleon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly