ἅλως

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Greek. Compare, however, Albanian lëmë and its proto-form.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἅλως • (hálōs) f (genitive ἅλω); second declension

  1. threshing floor
  2. grain on the floor
  3. disk (of the sun, the moon, or a shield)
  4. halo
  5. serpent's coil
  6. bird's nest
  7. ciliary body of the eye
  8. circular piazza at Delphi

Inflection
Attic second declension of ἡ ἅλως; τῆς ἅλω (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἅλως
hē hálōs		 τὼ ἅλω
tṑ hálō		 αἱ ἅλῳ
hai hálōi
Genitive τῆς ἅλω
tês hálō		 τοῖν ἅλῳν
toîn hálōin		 τῶν ἅλων
tôn hálōn
Dative τῇ ἅλῳ
têi hálōi		 τοῖν ἅλῳν
toîn hálōin		 ταῖς ἅλῳς
taîs hálōis
Accusative τὴν ἅλω / ἅλων
tḕn hálō(n)		 τὼ ἅλω
tṑ hálō		 τᾱ̀ς ἅλως
tā̀s hálōs
Vocative ἅλως
hálōs		 ἅλω
hálō		 ἅλῳ
hálōi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: αλώνι (alóni), άλως (álos)
  • → Latin: halōs
  • → Old Armenian: կալ (kal) (semantic loan)

Further reading
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