ἄμαλλα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Considered to be a derivation from the verb ἀμάομαι (amáomai, “to gather”). However, if this verb is used primarily for drawing liquids, it can hardly be connected with this noun. One might also think of ἀμάω (amáō, “to reap”), however, given the suffix -λλ-, Beekes calls the word Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ἄμᾰλλᾰ • (ámăllă) f (genitive ἀμᾰ́λλης); first declension

sheaf, bundle of ears of corn
Synonym: δρᾰ́γμᾰ (drắgmă)
(poetic, by extension) corn

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἄμᾰλλᾰ; τῆς ἀμᾰ́λλης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἄμᾰλλᾰ hē ámăllă	τὼ ἀμᾰ́λλᾱ tṑ amắllā	αἱ ἄμᾰλλαι hai ámăllai
Genitive	τῆς ἀμᾰ́λλης tês amắllēs	τοῖν ἀμᾰ́λλαιν toîn amắllain	τῶν ἀμᾰλλῶν tôn amăllôn
Dative	τῇ ἀμᾰ́λλῃ tēî amắllēi	τοῖν ἀμᾰ́λλαιν toîn amắllain	ταῖς ἀμᾰ́λλαις taîs amắllais
Accusative	τὴν ἄμᾰλλᾰν tḕn ámăllăn	τὼ ἀμᾰ́λλᾱ tṑ amắllā	τᾱ̀ς ἀμᾰ́λλᾱς tā̀s amắllās
Vocative	ἄμᾰλλᾰ ámăllă	ἀμᾰ́λλᾱ amắllā	ἄμᾰλλαι ámăllai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀμᾰλλεῖον (amălleîon)
ἀμᾰλλεύω (amălleúō)
ἀμᾰλλοδετήρ (amăllodetḗr)
ἀμᾰλλοτόκειᾰ (amăllotókeiă)
ἀμᾰλλοφόρος (amăllophóros)