ἄλκη

See also: άλκη, Άλκη, and ἀλκή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), whence also Latin alcēs.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄλκη • (álkē) f (genitive ἄλκης); first declension

  1. moose, elk

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́λκη; τῆς ᾰ̓́λκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓́λκη
hē ắlkē 		τὼ ᾰ̓́λκᾱ
tṑ ắlkā 		αἱ ᾰ̓́λκαι
hai ắlkai
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓́λκης
tês ắlkēs 		τοῖν ᾰ̓́λκαιν
toîn ắlkain 		τῶν ᾰ̓λκῶν
tôn ălkôn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓́λκῃ
tēî ắlkēi 		τοῖν ᾰ̓́λκαιν
toîn ắlkain 		ταῖς ᾰ̓́λκαις
taîs ắlkais
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓́λκην
tḕn ắlkēn 		τὼ ᾰ̓́λκᾱ
tṑ ắlkā 		τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́λκᾱς
tā̀s ắlkās
Vocative ᾰ̓́λκη
ắlkē 		ᾰ̓́λκᾱ
ắlkā 		ᾰ̓́λκαι
ắlkai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: άλκη (álki)

Further reading

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