ἁπαλός

See also: απαλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. The formation may be compared with ὁμαλός (homalós) and ἀταλός (atalós). Furnée compared ἀμαλός (amalós, “soft, bland”), assuming variation μ/π. This is possible, but uncertain.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ha.pa.lós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)a.paˈlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.paˈlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.paˈlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.paˈlos/

Adjective

ἁπᾰλός • (hapalós) m (feminine ἁπᾰλή, neuter ἁπᾰλόν); first/second declension

soft to the touch, tender
Synonym: μαλακός (malakós)
(figuratively) delicate, gentle
(in bad sense) soft, weak

Inflection

First and second declension of ἁπᾰλός; ἁπᾰλή; ἁπᾰλόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἁπᾰλός hapalós	ἁπᾰλή hapalḗ	ἁπᾰλόν hapalón	ἁπᾰλώ hapalṓ	ἁπᾰλᾱ́ hapalā́	ἁπᾰλώ hapalṓ	ἁπᾰλοί hapaloí	ἁπᾰλαί hapalaí	ἁπᾰλᾰ́ hapalá
Genitive	ἁπᾰλοῦ hapaloû	ἁπᾰλῆς hapalês	ἁπᾰλοῦ hapaloû	ἁπᾰλοῖν hapaloîn	ἁπᾰλαῖν hapalaîn	ἁπᾰλοῖν hapaloîn	ἁπᾰλῶν hapalôn	ἁπᾰλῶν hapalôn	ἁπᾰλῶν hapalôn
Dative	ἁπᾰλῷ hapalôi	ἁπᾰλῇ hapalêi	ἁπᾰλῷ hapalôi	ἁπᾰλοῖν hapaloîn	ἁπᾰλαῖν hapalaîn	ἁπᾰλοῖν hapaloîn	ἁπᾰλοῖς hapaloîs	ἁπᾰλαῖς hapalaîs	ἁπᾰλοῖς hapaloîs
Accusative	ἁπᾰλόν hapalón	ἁπᾰλήν hapalḗn	ἁπᾰλόν hapalón	ἁπᾰλώ hapalṓ	ἁπᾰλᾱ́ hapalā́	ἁπᾰλώ hapalṓ	ἁπᾰλούς hapaloús	ἁπᾰλᾱ́ς hapalā́s	ἁπᾰλᾰ́ hapalá
Vocative	ἁπᾰλέ hapalé	ἁπᾰλή hapalḗ	ἁπᾰλόν hapalón	ἁπᾰλώ hapalṓ	ἁπᾰλᾱ́ hapalā́	ἁπᾰλώ hapalṓ	ἁπᾰλοί hapaloí	ἁπᾰλαί hapalaí	ἁπᾰλᾰ́ hapalá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἁπᾰλῶς hapalôs			ἁπᾰλώτερος hapalṓteros			ἁπᾰλώτᾰτος hapalṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἁπαλία (hapalía)
ἁπαλίας (hapalías)
ἁπαλοανθής (hapaloanthḗs)
ἁπαλοάω (hapaloáō)
ἁπαλοβραχής (hapalobrakhḗs)
ἁπαλόθριξ (hapalóthrix)
ἁπαλόθροος (hapalóthroos)
ἁπαλόπαις (hapalópais)
ἁπαλοπάρηος (hapalopárēos)
ἁπαλοπλόκαμος (hapaloplókamos)
ἁπαλόπους (hapalópous)
ἁπαλόσαρκος (hapalósarkos)
ἁπαλόστομος (hapalóstomos)
ἁπαλοσύγκριτος (hapalosúnkritos)
ἁπαλοσώματος (hapalosṓmatos)
ἁπαλότης (hapalótēs)
ἁπαλοτρεφής (hapalotrephḗs)
ἁπαλοφόρος (hapalophóros)
ἁπαλόφρων (hapalóphrōn)
ἁπαλόχροος (hapalókhroos)

Descendants

Greek: απαλός (apalós)