ἄλιξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Walde derived the word from ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”), but this is unconvincing. The formation is like ἕλιξ (hélix) and χόλιξ (khólix). The nature of the connection with Latin alica (“kind of wheat”) is unknown. According to Beekes, it is a loanword from an unknown language.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.liks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.liks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.liks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.liks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.liks/

Noun

ἄλῐξ • (álĭx) m (genitive ἄλῐκος); third declension

groats of einkorn wheat
allec, fish sauce

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́λῐξ; τοῦ ᾰ̓́λῐκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́λῐξ ho ắlĭx	τὼ ᾰ̓́λῐκε tṑ ắlĭke	οἱ ᾰ̓́λῐκες hoi ắlĭkes
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́λῐκος toû ắlĭkos	τοῖν ᾰ̓λῐ́κοιν toîn ălĭ́koin	τῶν ᾰ̓λῐ́κων tôn ălĭ́kōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́λῐκῐ tōî ắlĭkĭ	τοῖν ᾰ̓λῐ́κοιν toîn ălĭ́koin	τοῖς ᾰ̓́λῐξῐ / ᾰ̓́λῐξῐν toîs ắlĭxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́λῐκᾰ tòn ắlĭkă	τὼ ᾰ̓́λῐκε tṑ ắlĭke	τοὺς ᾰ̓́λῐκᾰς toùs ắlĭkăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓́λῐξ ắlĭx	ᾰ̓́λῐκε ắlĭke	ᾰ̓́λῐκες ắlĭkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: alica

References

ἄλιξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἄλιξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN