Probably from the same Pre-Greek root of other similar bird names, like πελεκανός (pelekanós, “coot”), πελεκάν (pelekán, “pelican”) and πελεκῖνος (pelekînos, “pelican”).
πελεκᾶς • (pelekâs) m (genitive πελεκᾶντος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ πελεκᾶς ho pelekâs |
τὼ πελεκᾶντε tṑ pelekânte |
οἱ πελεκᾶντες hoi pelekântes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ πελεκᾶντος toû pelekântos |
τοῖν πελεκᾱ́ντοιν toîn pelekā́ntoin |
τῶν πελεκᾱ́ντων tôn pelekā́ntōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ πελεκᾶντῐ tôi pelekânti |
τοῖν πελεκᾱ́ντοιν toîn pelekā́ntoin |
τοῖς πελεκᾶσῐ / πελεκᾶσῐν toîs pelekâsi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν πελεκᾶντᾰ tòn pelekânta |
τὼ πελεκᾶντε tṑ pelekânte |
τοὺς πελεκᾶντᾰς toùs pelekântas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πελεκᾶν pelekân |
πελεκᾶντε pelekânte |
πελεκᾶντες pelekântes | ||||||||||
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