άλας
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἅλας (hálas, “common salt”). Doublet of the inherited αλάτι (aláti).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.las/
- Hyphenation: ά‧λας
Noun
άλας • (álas) n (plural άλατα)
- (formal, chemistry) salt (a product of neutralisation between an acid and a base)
- (colloquial, in the plural)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | άλας (álas) | άλατα (álata) |
| genitive | άλατος (álatos) | αλάτων (aláton) |
| accusative | άλας (álas) | άλατα (álata) |
| vocative | άλας (álas) | άλατα (álata) |
Coordinate terms
- αλάτι n (aláti, “common or table salt”)
Further reading
- άλας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- άλας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- άλας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el