κρέμβαλα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κρέμβαλον (krémbalon)

Etymology

The suffix -αλ- is found also in κρόταλον (krótalon), ῥόπαλον (rhópalon) and other loanwords. Connection with Latin crepō (“to rattle, creak”), Lithuanian skrebeti (“to rustle”) and Russian кропота́ть (kropotátʹ, “to grumble”) is impossible, as Greek "β" cannot be due to the proceeding nasal. This nasal rather points to a Pre-Greek word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /krém.ba.la/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkrem.ba.la/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkrem.ba.la/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkrem.ba.la/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkrem.ba.la/

Noun

κρέμβᾰλα • (krémbăla) n pl (genitive κρεμβᾰ́λων); second declension

castanets, clappers
Synonym: κρόταλον (krótalon)

Declension

Second declension of τᾰ̀ κρέμβᾰλᾰ; τῶν κρεμβᾰ́λων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ κρέμβᾰλᾰ tằ krémbălă
Genitive	τῶν κρεμβᾰ́λων tôn krembắlōn
Dative	τοῖς κρεμβᾰ́λοις toîs krembắlois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ κρέμβᾰλᾰ tằ krémbălă
Vocative	κρέμβᾰλᾰ krémbălă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κρεμβαλιάζω (krembaliázō)
κρεμβαλιαστύς (krembaliastús)