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
tắlās 		τᾰ́λαινᾰ
tắlaină 		τᾰ́λᾰν
tắlăn 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tắlăne 		τᾰλαίνᾱ
tălaínā 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tắlăne 		τᾰ́λᾰνες
tắlănes 		τᾰ́λαιναι
tắlainai 		τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ
tắlănă
Genitive τᾰ́λᾰνος
tắlănos 		τᾰλαίνης
tălaínēs 		τᾰ́λᾰνος
tắlănos 		τᾰλᾰ́νοιν
tălắnoin 		τᾰλαίναιν
tălaínain 		τᾰλᾰ́νοιν
tălắnoin 		τᾰλᾰ́νων
tălắnōn 		τᾰλαινῶν
tălainôn 		τᾰλᾰ́νων
tălắnōn
Dative τᾰ́λᾰνῐ
tắlănĭ 		τᾰλαίνῃ
tălaínēi 		τᾰ́λᾰνῐ
tắlănĭ 		τᾰλᾰ́νοιν
tălắnoin 		τᾰλαίναιν
tălaínain 		τᾰλᾰ́νοιν
tălắnoin 		τᾰ́λᾰσῐ / τᾰ́λᾰσῐν
tắlăsĭ(n) 		τᾰλαίναις
tălaínais 		τᾰ́λᾰσῐ / τᾰ́λᾰσῐν
tắlăsĭ(n)
Accusative τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ
tắlănă 		τᾰ́λαινᾰν
tắlainăn 		τᾰ́λᾰν
tắlăn 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tắlăne 		τᾰλαίνᾱ
tălaínā 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tắlăne 		τᾰ́λᾰνᾰς
tắlănăs 		τᾰλαίνᾱς
tălaínās 		τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ
tắlănă
Vocative τᾰ́λᾰν
tắlăn 		τᾰ́λαινᾰ
tắlaină 		τᾰ́λᾰν
tắlăn 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tắlăne 		τᾰλαίνᾱ
tălaínā 		τᾰ́λᾰνε
tắlăne 		τᾰ́λᾰνες
tắlănes 		τᾰ́λαιναι
tắlainai 		τᾰ́λᾰνᾰ
tắlănă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
τᾰλᾰ́νως
tălắnōs 		— τᾰλᾰ́ντᾰτος
tălắntătos
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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