πελεκᾶς in Ancient Greek

IPA: /pe.le.kâːs/, /pe.leˈkas/, /pe.leˈkas/, /pe.le.kâːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pe.leˈkas/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pe.leˈkas/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pe.leˈkas/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /pe.leˈkas/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Probably from the same Pre-Greek root of other similar bird names, like πελεκανός (pelekanós, “coot”), πελεκάν (pelekán, “pelican”) and πελεκῖνος (pelekînos, “pelican”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|πελεκᾶντος|m|third}} πελεκᾶς • (pelekâs) m (genitive πελεκᾶντος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πελεκᾶς|πελεκᾶντος}} Forms: pelekâs [romanization], πελεκᾶντος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ πελεκᾶς [nominative, singular], τὼ πελεκᾶντε [dual, nominative], οἱ πελεκᾶντες [nominative, plural], τοῦ πελεκᾶντος [genitive, singular], τοῖν πελεκᾱ́ντοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν πελεκᾱ́ντων [genitive, plural], τῷ πελεκᾶντῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν πελεκᾱ́ντοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς πελεκᾶσῐ [dative, plural], πελεκᾶσῐν [dative, plural], toîs pelekâsĭ [dative, plural], toîs pelekâsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν πελεκᾶντᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ πελεκᾶντε [accusative, dual], τοὺς πελεκᾶντᾰς [accusative, plural], πελεκᾶν [singular, vocative], πελεκᾶντε [dual, vocative], πελεκᾶντες [plural, vocative]

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"πελεκᾶς" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun