ἀλκαία
See also: ἀλκαῖα
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /al.kǎi̯.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /alˈkɛ.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /alˈcɛ.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /alˈce.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /alˈce.a/
Etymology 1
From ἀλκή (alkḗ, “strength”) + -αίᾱ (-aíā).
Alternative forms
- ἀλκέᾱ (alkéā)
Noun
ἀλκαίᾱ • (alkaíā) f (genitive ἀλκαίᾱς); first declension
- a tail, usually of a lion
- a vervain mallow
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓λκαίᾱ hē ălkaíā |
τὼ ᾰ̓λκαίᾱ tṑ ălkaíā |
αἱ ᾰ̓λκαῖαι hai ălkaîai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓λκαίᾱς tês ălkaíās |
τοῖν ᾰ̓λκαίαιν toîn ălkaíain |
τῶν ᾰ̓λκαιῶν tôn ălkaiôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓λκαίᾳ tēî ălkaíāi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓λκαίαιν toîn ălkaíain |
ταῖς ᾰ̓λκαίαις taîs ălkaíais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓λκαίᾱν tḕn ălkaíān |
τὼ ᾰ̓λκαίᾱ tṑ ălkaíā |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λκαίᾱς tā̀s ălkaíās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓λκαίᾱ ălkaíā |
ᾰ̓λκαίᾱ ălkaíā |
ᾰ̓λκαῖαι ălkaîai | ||||||||||
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References
- “ἀλκαία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ἀλκαίᾱ • (alkaíā)
- inflection of ἀλκαῖος (alkaîos):
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative dual