ἅλως

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̔́λως • (hắlōs) f (genitive ᾰ̔́λω); 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

Declension

Attic second declension of ἡ ᾰ̔́λως; τῆς ᾰ̔́λω (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̔́λως
hē hắlōs 		τὼ ᾰ̔́λω
tṑ hắlō 		αἱ ᾰ̔́λῳ
hai hắlōi
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̔́λω
tês hắlō 		τοῖν ᾰ̔́λῳν
toîn hắlōin 		τῶν ᾰ̔́λων
tôn hắlōn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̔́λῳ
tēî hắlōi 		τοῖν ᾰ̔́λῳν
toîn hắlōin 		ταῖς ᾰ̔́λῳς
taîs hắlōis
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̔́λω / ᾰ̔́λων
tḕn hắlō(n) 		τὼ ᾰ̔́λω
tṑ hắlō 		τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̔́λως
tā̀s hắlōs
Vocative ᾰ̔́λως
hắlōs 		ᾰ̔́λω
hắlō 		ᾰ̔́λῳ
hắlōi
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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