Θαλῆς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Perhaps from θᾰ́λλω (thállō, “to thrive”) +‎ -ης (-ēs), in which case “one who thrives”.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θᾰλῆς • (Thalês) m (genitive Θᾰλέω or Θᾰλοῦ); first declension
Θᾰλῆς • (Thalês) m (genitive Θᾰλῆτος); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Thales

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Θᾰλῆς; τοῦ Θᾰλέω (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Θᾰλῆς
ho Thalês
Genitive τοῦ Θᾰλέω / Θᾰλοῦ
toû Thaléō / Thaloû
Dative τῷ Θᾰλῇ
tôi Thalêi
Accusative τὸν Θᾰλῆν
tòn Thalên
Vocative Θᾰλῆ
Thalê
Notes:
Third declension of ὁ Θᾰλῆς; τοῦ Θᾰλῆτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Θᾰλῆς
ho Thalês
Genitive τοῦ Θᾰλῆτος
toû Thalêtos
Dative τῷ Θᾰλῆτῐ
tôi Thalêti
Accusative τὸν Θᾰλῆτᾰ
tòn Thalêta
Vocative Θᾰλῆς
Thalês
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: Θαλής (Thalís)
  • → Czech: Thalés
  • → English: Thales
  • → Latin: Thalēs
  • → Italian: Talete
  • → Turkish: Thales

References

  • “Θαλῆς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Θαλῆς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
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