-αλέος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from *-αλος (*-alos) +‎ -εος (-eos), but the second element is semantically problematic, and further etymology is unknown.[1] The first element is related to the Caland system.[2]

Suffix

-ᾰλέος • (-ăléos) m (feminine -ᾰλέᾱ, neuter -ᾰλέον); first/second declension

  1. Forms adjectives from roots

Inflection

First and second declension of -ᾰλέος; -ᾰλέᾱ; -ᾰλέον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ᾰλέος
-ăléos 		-ᾰλέᾱ
-ăléā 		-ᾰλέον
-ăléon 		-ᾰλέω
-ăléō 		-ᾰλέᾱ
-ăléā 		-ᾰλέω
-ăléō 		-ᾰλέοι
-ăléoi 		-ᾰλέαι
-ăléai 		-ᾰλέᾰ
-ăléă
Genitive -ᾰλέου
-ăléou 		-ᾰλέᾱς
-ăléās 		-ᾰλέου
-ăléou 		-ᾰλέοιν
-ăléoin 		-ᾰλέαιν
-ăléain 		-ᾰλέοιν
-ăléoin 		-ᾰλέων
-ăléōn 		-ᾰλέων
-ăléōn 		-ᾰλέων
-ăléōn
Dative -ᾰλέῳ
-ăléōi 		-ᾰλέᾳ
-ăléāi 		-ᾰλέῳ
-ăléōi 		-ᾰλέοιν
-ăléoin 		-ᾰλέαιν
-ăléain 		-ᾰλέοιν
-ăléoin 		-ᾰλέοις
-ăléois 		-ᾰλέαις
-ăléais 		-ᾰλέοις
-ăléois
Accusative -ᾰλέον
-ăléon 		-ᾰλέᾱν
-ăléān 		-ᾰλέον
-ăléon 		-ᾰλέω
-ăléō 		-ᾰλέᾱ
-ăléā 		-ᾰλέω
-ăléō 		-ᾰλέους
-ăléous 		-ᾰλέᾱς
-ăléās 		-ᾰλέᾰ
-ăléă
Vocative -ᾰλέε
-ălée 		-ᾰλέᾱ
-ăléā 		-ᾰλέον
-ăléon 		-ᾰλέω
-ăléō 		-ᾰλέᾱ
-ăléā 		-ᾰλέω
-ăléō 		-ᾰλέοι
-ăléoi 		-ᾰλέαι
-ăléai 		-ᾰλέᾰ
-ăléă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-ᾰλέως
-ăléōs 		-ᾰλεώτερος
-ăleṓteros 		-ᾰλεώτᾰτος
-ăleṓtătos
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 -αλέος
θαρραλέος
ταρβαλέος

References

  1. ^ Ryan Seaberg (December 2019) Lexical Blends in Greek and Latin Comedic Idiom‎[1], page 233
  2. ^ Lucien van Beek (22 October 2022) Reflexes of *r̥ and *l̥ in ‘Caland’ Formations‎[2], Brill, →ISBN, pages 142–188
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