ἅλς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hāls, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls. Cognates include Sanskrit सलिल (salila), Old Armenian աղ (), Latin sāl, and Old English sealt (English salt).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̔́λς • (háls) m (genitive ᾰ̔λός); third declension

  1. salt (masculine)
  2. brine (masculine)
  3. sea (feminine)
  4. wit

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: haline, halogen
  • Greek: αλάτι (aláti)
  • Mariupol Greek: а́лас (álas)

Further reading

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