θάλλω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-. Cognates include Albanian dal (to sprout), Old Armenian դալար (dalar, verdant; verdure, herb, grass), դեղ (deł, herb, medicine, poison, amulet, perfume, dye, kindling), Middle Irish duille (leaf), Welsh dalen (leaf), deillio (to emanate, derive), Breton delienn (leaf).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

θάλλω • (thállō)

  1. to bloom, sprout
  2. to grow, flourish, thrive
  3. to swell, abound

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀειθαλής (aeithalḗs)
  • ἀναθάλλω (anathállō)
  • αὐξιθαλής (auxithalḗs)
  • δυσθαλής (dusthalḗs)
  • ἔνθαλλος (énthallos)
  • ἐρίθαλλος (eríthallos)
  • Θᾰλῆς (Thălês)
  • πανθαλής (panthalḗs)
  • παραθάλλω (parathállō)
  • προθαλής (prothalḗs)
  • Ταλθύβιος (Talthúbios)

Descendants

  • Greek: θάλλω (thállo, to bloom)

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθa.lo/
  • Hyphenation: θάλ‧λω

Verb

θάλλω • (thállo) (past έθαλα, passive —) found chiefly in the present and imperfect tenses

  1. to bloom, flower
  2. (figuratively) to flourish

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading