Perhaps from γάλα (gála, “milk”), because of the color of its shell.
γᾰ́λᾰξ • (gắlăx) m (genitive γᾰ́λᾰκος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ γᾰ́λᾰξ ho gắlăx |
τὼ γᾰ́λᾰκε tṑ gắlăke |
οἱ γᾰ́λᾰκες hoi gắlăkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γᾰ́λᾰκος toû gắlăkos |
τοῖν γᾰλᾰ́κοιν toîn gălắkoin |
τῶν γᾰλᾰ́κων tôn gălắkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γᾰ́λᾰκῐ tôi gắlăkĭ |
τοῖν γᾰλᾰ́κοιν toîn gălắkoin |
τοῖς γᾰ́λᾰξῐ / γᾰ́λᾰξῐν toîs gắlăxĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γᾰ́λᾰκᾰ tòn gắlăkă |
τὼ γᾰ́λᾰκε tṑ gắlăke |
τοὺς γᾰ́λᾰκᾰς toùs gắlăkăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γᾰ́λᾰξ gắlăx |
γᾰ́λᾰκε gắlăke |
γᾰ́λᾰκες gắlăkes | ||||||||||
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