τάλας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

τάλαις (tálais) — Aeolic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tá.laːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈta.las/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.las/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.las/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈta.las/

Adjective

τάλᾱς • (tálās) m (feminine τάλαινᾰ, neuter τάλᾰν); first/third declension

miserable

Declension

First and third declension of τᾰ́λᾱς; τᾰ́λαινᾰ; τᾰ́λᾰν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τᾰ́λᾱς tắlās	τᾰ́λαινᾰ tắlaină	τᾰ́λᾰν tắlăn	τᾰ́λᾰνε tắlăne	τᾰλαίνᾱ tălaínā	τᾰ́λᾰνε tắlăne	τᾰ́λᾰνες tắlănes	τᾰ́λαιναι tắlainai	τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ tắlănă
Genitive	τᾰ́λᾰνος tắlănos	τᾰλαίνης tălaínēs	τᾰ́λᾰνος tắlănos	τᾰλᾰ́νοιν tălắnoin	τᾰλαίναιν tălaínain	τᾰλᾰ́νοιν tălắnoin	τᾰλᾰ́νων tălắnōn	τᾰλαινῶν tălainôn	τᾰλᾰ́νων tălắnōn
Dative	τᾰ́λᾰνῐ tắlănĭ	τᾰλαίνῃ tălaínēi	τᾰ́λᾰνῐ tắlănĭ	τᾰλᾰ́νοιν tălắnoin	τᾰλαίναιν tălaínain	τᾰλᾰ́νοιν tălắnoin	τᾰ́λᾰσῐ / τᾰ́λᾰσῐν tắlăsĭ(n)	τᾰλαίναις tălaínais	τᾰ́λᾰσῐ / τᾰ́λᾰσῐν tắlăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ tắlănă	τᾰ́λαινᾰν tắlainăn	τᾰ́λᾰν tắlăn	τᾰ́λᾰνε tắlăne	τᾰλαίνᾱ tălaínā	τᾰ́λᾰνε tắlăne	τᾰ́λᾰνᾰς tắlănăs	τᾰλαίνᾱς tălaínās	τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ tắlănă
Vocative	τᾰ́λᾰν tắlăn	τᾰ́λαινᾰ tắlaină	τᾰ́λᾰν tắlăn	τᾰ́λᾰνε tắlăne	τᾰλαίνᾱ tălaínā	τᾰ́λᾰνε tắlăne	τᾰ́λᾰνες tắlănes	τᾰ́λαιναι tắlainai	τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ tắlănă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	τᾰλᾰ́νως tălắnōs			—			τᾰλᾰ́ντᾰτος tălắntătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“τάλας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“τάλας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“τάλας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
τάλας in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“τάλας”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter