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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
Noun
ἅλας • (hálas) n (genitive ἅλατος); third declension
- Koine form of ἅλς (háls, “salt”)
Declension
τὸ ἅλας
tò hálas
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τοῦ ἅλατος
toû hálatos
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τῷ ἅλατῐ
tôi hálati
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τὸ ἅλας
tò hálas
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ἅλας
hálas
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- Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.
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