σπάλαξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἀσπᾰ́λᾰξ (aspắlăx), ἀσφᾰ́λᾰξ (asphắlăx)
  • σφᾰ́λᾰξ (sphắlăx)

Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σπᾰ́λᾰξ • (spắlăx) f (genitive σπᾰ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. Greater blind mole-rat, Spalax microphthalmus
  2. meadow saffron, Colchicum parnassicum

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ σπᾰ́λᾰξ; τῆς σπᾰ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σπᾰ́λᾰξ
hē spắlăx 		τὼ σπᾰ́λᾰκε
tṑ spắlăke 		αἱ σπᾰ́λᾰκες
hai spắlăkes
Genitive τῆς σπᾰ́λᾰκος
tês spắlăkos 		τοῖν σπᾰλᾰ́κοιν
toîn spălắkoin 		τῶν σπᾰλᾰ́κων
tôn spălắkōn
Dative τῇ σπᾰ́λᾰκῐ
tēî spắlăkĭ 		τοῖν σπᾰλᾰ́κοιν
toîn spălắkoin 		ταῖς σπᾰ́λᾰξῐ / σπᾰ́λᾰξῐν
taîs spắlăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν σπᾰ́λᾰκᾰ
tḕn spắlăkă 		τὼ σπᾰ́λᾰκε
tṑ spắlăke 		τᾱ̀ς σπᾰ́λᾰκᾰς
tā̀s spắlăkăs
Vocative σπᾰ́λᾰξ
spắlăx 		σπᾰ́λᾰκε
spắlăke 		σπᾰ́λᾰκες
spắlăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • σπαλακία (spalakía)
  • σπαλακορύπαινα (spalakorúpaina)
  • σπαλακός (spalakós)

Descendants

References

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