ἄβολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from ἀ- (a-, “un-, not”) +‎ βολή (bolḗ, “throw, cast of dice”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ᾰ̓́βολος • (ắbolos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́βολον); second declension

  1. (of a young horse) that has not shed his foal-teeth
  2. (of an old horse) that no longer sheds them

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓́βολος; ᾰ̓́βολον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ᾰ̓́βολος
ắbolos 		ᾰ̓́βολον
ắbolon 		ᾰ̓βόλω
ăbólō 		ᾰ̓βόλω
ăbólō 		ᾰ̓́βολοι
ắboloi 		ᾰ̓́βολᾰ
ắbolă
Genitive ᾰ̓βόλου
ăbólou 		ᾰ̓βόλου
ăbólou 		ᾰ̓βόλοιν
ăbóloin 		ᾰ̓βόλοιν
ăbóloin 		ᾰ̓βόλων
ăbólōn 		ᾰ̓βόλων
ăbólōn
Dative ᾰ̓βόλῳ
ăbólōi 		ᾰ̓βόλῳ
ăbólōi 		ᾰ̓βόλοιν
ăbóloin 		ᾰ̓βόλοιν
ăbóloin 		ᾰ̓βόλοις
ăbólois 		ᾰ̓βόλοις
ăbólois
Accusative ᾰ̓́βολον
ắbolon 		ᾰ̓́βολον
ắbolon 		ᾰ̓βόλω
ăbólō 		ᾰ̓βόλω
ăbólō 		ᾰ̓βόλους
ăbólous 		ᾰ̓́βολᾰ
ắbolă
Vocative ᾰ̓́βολε
ắbole 		ᾰ̓́βολον
ắbolon 		ᾰ̓βόλω
ăbólō 		ᾰ̓βόλω
ăbólō 		ᾰ̓́βολοι
ắboloi 		ᾰ̓́βολᾰ
ắbolă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ᾰ̓βόλως
ăbólōs 		ᾰ̓βολώτερος
ăbolṓteros 		ᾰ̓βολώτᾰτος
ăbolṓtătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἄβολα (ábola)

Further reading

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