ἀλκή
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /al.kɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /alˈke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /alˈci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /alˈci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /alˈci/
Noun
ᾰ̓λκή • (ălkḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓λκῆς); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓λκή hē ălkḗ |
τὼ ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ tṑ ălkā́ |
αἱ ᾰ̓λκαί hai ălkaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓λκῆς tês ălkês |
τοῖν ᾰ̓λκαῖν toîn ălkaîn |
τῶν ᾰ̓λκῶν tôn ălkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓λκῇ tēî ălkēî |
τοῖν ᾰ̓λκαῖν toîn ălkaîn |
ταῖς ᾰ̓λκαῖς taîs ălkaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓λκήν tḕn ălkḗn |
τὼ ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ tṑ ălkā́ |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ς tā̀s ălkā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓λκή ălkḗ |
ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ ălkā́ |
ᾰ̓λκαί ălkaí | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ᾰ̓λκή ălkḗ |
ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ ălkā́ |
ᾰ̓λκαί ălkaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓λκῆς ălkês |
ᾰ̓λκαῖῐ̈ν ălkaîĭ̈n |
ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ων / ᾰ̓λκέων / ᾰ̓λκῶν ălkā́ōn / ălkéōn / ălkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓λκῇ ălkēî |
ᾰ̓λκαῖῐ̈ν ălkaîĭ̈n |
ᾰ̓λκῇσῐ / ᾰ̓λκῇσῐν / ᾰ̓λκῇς / ᾰ̓λκαῖς ălkēîsĭ(n) / ălkēîs / ălkaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓λκήν ălkḗn |
ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ ălkā́ |
ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ς ălkā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓λκή ălkḗ |
ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ ălkā́ |
ᾰ̓λκαί ălkaí | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓λκή hē ălkḗ |
τὼ ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ tṑ ălkā́ |
αἱ ᾰ̓λκαί hai ălkaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓λκῆς tês ălkês |
τοῖν ᾰ̓λκαῖν toîn ălkaîn |
τῶν ᾰ̓λκέων / ᾰ̓λκῶν tôn ălkéōn / ălkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓λκῇ tēî ălkēî |
τοῖν ᾰ̓λκαῖν toîn ălkaîn |
τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν ᾰ̓λκῇσῐ / ᾰ̓λκῇσῐν tēîsĭ(n) ălkēîsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓λκήν tḕn ălkḗn |
τὼ ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ tṑ ălkā́ |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ς tā̀s ălkā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓λκή ălkḗ |
ᾰ̓λκᾱ́ ălkā́ |
ᾰ̓λκαί ălkaí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Ᾰ̓λκᾰ́θοος (Ălkắthoos)
- Ᾰ̓λκᾰ́θους (Ălkắthous)
- Ᾰ̓λκαῖος (Ălkaîos)
- Ᾰ̓λκᾰμένης (Ălkăménēs)
- Ᾰ̓λκᾰ́νδρη (Ălkắndrē)
- Ᾰ̓́λκᾰνδρος (Ắlkăndros)
- ᾰ̓λκηστής (ălkēstḗs)
- Ᾰ̓́λκηστῐς (Ắlkēstĭs)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐδᾰ́μᾰς (Ălkĭdắmăs)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐμέδων (Ălkĭmédōn)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐμένης (Ălkĭménēs)
- ᾰ̓λκῐμόβρῑθος (ălkĭmóbrīthos)
- ᾰ̓́λκῐμος (ắlkĭmos)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐ́νοος (Ălkĭ́noos)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐ́νους (Ălkĭ́nous)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐ́ππᾱ (Ălkĭ́ppā)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐ́ππη (Ălkĭ́ppē)
- Ᾰ̓́λκῐππος (Ắlkĭppos)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐσθένη (Ălkĭsthénē)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐσθένης (Ălkĭsthénēs)
- Ᾰ̓λκῐ́φρων (Ălkĭ́phrōn)
- ᾰ̓λκῐ́φρων (ălkĭ́phrōn)
- Ᾰ̓λκμήνη (Ălkmḗnē)
- Ᾰ̓λξῑ́ων (Ălxī́ōn)
- ᾰ̓νᾰλκής (ănălkḗs)
- ᾰ̓νᾰ́λκῐμος (ănắlkĭmos)
- ᾰ̓́νᾰλκῐς (ắnălkĭs)
- ἑτερᾰλκής (heterălkḗs)
- Μνησᾰ́λκης (Mnēsắlkēs)
- Σῑτᾰ́λκᾱς (Sītắlkās)
- Σῑτᾰ́λκης (Sītắlkēs)
Further reading
- “ἀλκή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press