παράλιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-) +‎ ἅλς (háls) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πᾰράλῐος • (părálĭosm (feminine πᾰρᾰλίᾱ, neuter πᾰράλῐον); first/second declension or
πᾰράλῐος • (părálĭosm or f (neuter πᾰράλῐον); second declension

  1. by the sea
  2. (nominalized, feminine) the seacoast, seaboard, in particular the eastern coast of Attica, between Hymettus and the sea

Declension

As a three-ending adjective:

As a two-ending adjective: the masculine forms are also used for the feminine.

Quotations

  • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 6:17:
    καὶ καταβὰς μετ’ αὐτῶν, ἔστη ἐπὶ τόπου πεδινοῦ, καὶ ὄχλος μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πλῆθος πολὺ τοῦ λαοῦ ἀπὸ πάσης τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ τῆς παραλίου Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος, οἳ ἦλθον ἀκοῦσαι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰαθῆναι ἀπὸ τῶν νόσων αὐτῶν·
    kaì katabàs met’ autôn, éstē epì tópou pedinoû, kaì ókhlos mathētôn autoû, kaì plêthos polù toû laoû apò pásēs tês Ioudaías kaì Hierousalḗm, kaì tês paralíou Túrou kaì Sidônos, hoì êlthon akoûsai autoû, kaì iathênai apò tôn nósōn autôn;
    • Translation by KJV
      And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

Derived terms

  • Παράλιοι (Parálioi)
  • Παράλιον (Parálion)

Descendants

  • Greek: παράλιος (parálios) (learned)
  • Latin: paralius

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράλιος (parálios),[1] from παρα- (para-) +‎ ἅλς (háls) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈɾa.li.os/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρά‧λι‧ος

Adjective

παράλιος • (paráliosm (feminine παράλια, neuter παράλιο)

  1. coastal
    Near-synonyms: παραθαλάσσιος (parathalássios), παράκτιος (paráktios)

Declension

Declension of παράλιος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative παράλιος (parálios) παράλια (parália) παράλιο (parálio) παράλιοι (parálioi) παράλιες (parálies) παράλια (parália)
genitive παράλιου (paráliou) παράλιας (parálias) παράλιου (paráliou) παράλιων (parálion) παράλιων (parálion) παράλιων (parálion)
accusative παράλιο (parálio) παράλια (parália) παράλιο (parálio) παράλιους (parálious) παράλιες (parálies) παράλια (parália)
vocative παράλιε (parálie) παράλια (parália) παράλιο (parálio) παράλιοι (parálioi) παράλιες (parálies) παράλια (parália)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ παράλιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language