-άλιος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-άλιος • (-álios) m (feminine -αλία, neuter -άλιον); first/second declension

a rare adjective-forming suffix
‎νήφω (nḗphō, “to be sober”) + ‎-άλιος (-álios) → ‎νηφάλιος (nēphálios, “sober, without wine”)

‎φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + ‎-άλιος (-álios) → ‎φυτάλιος (phutálios, “fruit-bearing, nourishing”)

Declension

First and second declension of -ᾰ́λῐος; -ᾰλῐ́ᾱ; -ᾰ́λῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-ᾰ́λῐος -ắlĭos	-ᾰλῐ́ᾱ -ălĭ́ā	-ᾰ́λῐον -ắlĭon	-ᾰλῐ́ω -ălĭ́ō	-ᾰλῐ́ᾱ -ălĭ́ā	-ᾰλῐ́ω -ălĭ́ō	-ᾰ́λῐοι -ắlĭoi	-ᾰ́λῐαι -ắlĭai	-ᾰ́λῐᾰ -ắlĭă
Genitive	-ᾰλῐ́ου -ălĭ́ou	-ᾰλῐ́ᾱς -ălĭ́ās	-ᾰλῐ́ου -ălĭ́ou	-ᾰλῐ́οιν -ălĭ́oin	-ᾰλῐ́αιν -ălĭ́ain	-ᾰλῐ́οιν -ălĭ́oin	-ᾰλῐ́ων -ălĭ́ōn	-ᾰλῐ́ων -ălĭ́ōn	-ᾰλῐ́ων -ălĭ́ōn
Dative	-ᾰλῐ́ῳ -ălĭ́ōi	-ᾰλῐ́ᾳ -ălĭ́āi	-ᾰλῐ́ῳ -ălĭ́ōi	-ᾰλῐ́οιν -ălĭ́oin	-ᾰλῐ́αιν -ălĭ́ain	-ᾰλῐ́οιν -ălĭ́oin	-ᾰλῐ́οις -ălĭ́ois	-ᾰλῐ́αις -ălĭ́ais	-ᾰλῐ́οις -ălĭ́ois
Accusative	-ᾰ́λῐον -ắlĭon	-ᾰλῐ́ᾱν -ălĭ́ān	-ᾰ́λῐον -ắlĭon	-ᾰλῐ́ω -ălĭ́ō	-ᾰλῐ́ᾱ -ălĭ́ā	-ᾰλῐ́ω -ălĭ́ō	-ᾰλῐ́ους -ălĭ́ous	-ᾰλῐ́ᾱς -ălĭ́ās	-ᾰ́λῐᾰ -ắlĭă
Vocative	-ᾰ́λῐε -ắlĭe	-ᾰλῐ́ᾱ -ălĭ́ā	-ᾰ́λῐον -ắlĭon	-ᾰλῐ́ω -ălĭ́ō	-ᾰλῐ́ᾱ -ălĭ́ā	-ᾰλῐ́ω -ălĭ́ō	-ᾰ́λῐοι -ắlĭoi	-ᾰ́λῐαι -ắlĭai	-ᾰ́λῐᾰ -ắlĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	-ᾰλῐ́ως -ălĭ́ōs			-ᾰλῐώτερος -ălĭṓteros			-ᾰλῐώτᾰτος -ălĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άλιος

νηφάλιος

πασχάλιος

φυτάλιος