Technical word in -αλο- without etymology. The formation can hardly be Indo-European. Unrelated is ἀμάνδαλον (amándalon, “invisible”), in view of the divergent meanings.
μᾰ́νδᾰλος • (mándalos) m (genitive μᾰνδᾰ́λου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ μᾰ́νδᾰλος ho mándalos |
τὼ μᾰνδᾰ́λω tṑ mandálō |
οἱ μᾰ́νδᾰλοι hoi mándaloi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ μᾰνδᾰ́λου toû mandálou |
τοῖν μᾰνδᾰ́λοιν toîn mandáloin |
τῶν μᾰνδᾰ́λων tôn mandálōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ μᾰνδᾰ́λῳ tôi mandálōi |
τοῖν μᾰνδᾰ́λοιν toîn mandáloin |
τοῖς μᾰνδᾰ́λοις toîs mandálois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν μᾰ́νδᾰλον tòn mándalon |
τὼ μᾰνδᾰ́λω tṑ mandálō |
τοὺς μᾰνδᾰ́λους toùs mandálous | ||||||||||
Vocative | μᾰ́νδᾰλε mándale |
μᾰνδᾰ́λω mandálō |
μᾰ́νδᾰλοι mándaloi | ||||||||||
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