τάλας

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

τάλᾱς • (tálās) m (feminine τάλαινᾰ, neuter τάλᾰν); first/third declension

  1. miserable

Declension

First and third declension of τᾰ́λᾱς; τᾰ́λαινᾰ; τᾰ́λᾰν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative τᾰ́λᾱς
tálās 		τᾰ́λαινᾰ
tálaina 		τᾰ́λᾰν
tálan 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tálane 		τᾰλαίνᾱ
talaínā 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tálane 		τᾰ́λᾰνες
tálanes 		τᾰ́λαιναι
tálainai 		τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ
tálana
Genitive τᾰ́λᾰνος
tálanos 		τᾰλαίνης
talaínēs 		τᾰ́λᾰνος
tálanos 		τᾰλᾰ́νοιν
talánoin 		τᾰλαίναιν
talaínain 		τᾰλᾰ́νοιν
talánoin 		τᾰλᾰ́νων
talánōn 		τᾰλαινῶν
talainôn 		τᾰλᾰ́νων
talánōn
Dative τᾰ́λᾰνῐ
tálani 		τᾰλαίνῃ
talaínēi 		τᾰ́λᾰνῐ
tálani 		τᾰλᾰ́νοιν
talánoin 		τᾰλαίναιν
talaínain 		τᾰλᾰ́νοιν
talánoin 		τᾰ́λᾰσῐ / τᾰ́λᾰσῐν
tálasi(n) 		τᾰλαίναις
talaínais 		τᾰ́λᾰσῐ / τᾰ́λᾰσῐν
tálasi(n)
Accusative τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ
tálana 		τᾰ́λαινᾰν
tálainan 		τᾰ́λᾰν
tálan 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tálane 		τᾰλαίνᾱ
talaínā 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tálane 		τᾰ́λᾰνᾰς
tálanas 		τᾰλαίνᾱς
talaínās 		τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ
tálana
Vocative τᾰ́λᾰν
tálan 		τᾰ́λαινᾰ
tálaina 		τᾰ́λᾰν
tálan 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tálane 		τᾰλαίνᾱ
talaínā 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tálane 		τᾰ́λᾰνες
tálanes 		τᾰ́λαιναι
tálainai 		τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ
tálana
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
τᾰλᾰ́νως
talánōs 		— τᾰλᾰ́ντᾰτος
talántatos
Notes:

References

  • “τάλας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “τάλας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “τάλας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • τάλας in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • “τάλας”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
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