γάλως
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- γᾰλόως (gălóōs) — Epic
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Hellenic *galawos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂ōws. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic зълъва (zŭlŭva) (Russian золовка (zolovka)), Latin glōs, Phrygian γέλαρος (gélaros) and Old Armenian տալ (tal).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡá.lɔːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.los/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.los/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.los/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.los/
Noun
γᾰ́λως • (gắlōs) f (genitive γᾰ́λω); second declension or
γᾰ́λως • (gắlōs) f (genitive γᾰ́λωτος); third declension
- sister-in-law: husband's sister or brother's wife
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ γᾰ́λως hē gắlōs |
τὼ γᾰ́λω tṑ gắlō |
αἱ γᾰ́λῳ hai gắlōi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς γᾰ́λω tês gắlō |
τοῖν γᾰ́λῳν toîn gắlōin |
τῶν γᾰ́λων tôn gắlōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ γᾰ́λῳ tēî gắlōi |
τοῖν γᾰ́λῳν toîn gắlōin |
ταῖς γᾰ́λῳς taîs gắlōis | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν γᾰ́λω / γᾰ́λων tḕn gắlō(n) |
τὼ γᾰ́λω tṑ gắlō |
τᾱ̀ς γᾰ́λως tā̀s gắlōs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γᾰ́λως gắlōs |
γᾰ́λω gắlō |
γᾰ́λῳ gắlōi | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ γᾰ́λως hē gắlōs |
τὼ γᾰ́λωτε tṑ gắlōte |
αἱ γᾰ́λωτες hai gắlōtes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς γᾰ́λωτος tês gắlōtos |
τοῖν γᾰλώτοιν toîn gălṓtoin |
τῶν γᾰλώτων tôn gălṓtōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ γᾰ́λωτῐ tēî gắlōtĭ |
τοῖν γᾰλώτοιν toîn gălṓtoin |
ταῖς γᾰ́λωσῐ / γᾰ́λωσῐν taîs gắlōsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν γᾰ́λωτᾰ tḕn gắlōtă |
τὼ γᾰ́λωτε tṑ gắlōte |
τᾱ̀ς γᾰ́λωτᾰς tā̀s gắlōtăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γᾰ́λως gắlōs |
γᾰ́λωτε gắlōte |
γᾰ́λωτες gắlōtes | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “γάλοως”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- γάλως in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γαλόως”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 258-9