Probably from *ὀρτος (*ortos) (meaning unknown) + -αλίς (-alís).
Compare συκαλίς (sukalís) and δορκαλίς (dorkalís), which contain the same suffix.
ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς • (ortalís) f (genitive ὀρτᾰλῐ́δος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς hē ortalís |
τὼ ὀρτᾰλῐ́δε tṑ ortalíde |
αἱ ὀρτᾰλῐ́δες hai ortalídes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ὀρτᾰλῐ́δος tês ortalídos |
τοῖν ὀρτᾰλῐ́δοιν toîn ortalídoin |
τῶν ὀρτᾰλῐ́δων tôn ortalídōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ὀρτᾰλῐ́δῐ têi ortalídi |
τοῖν ὀρτᾰλῐ́δοιν toîn ortalídoin |
ταῖς ὀρτᾰλῐ́σῐ / ὀρτᾰλῐ́σῐν taîs ortalísi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ὀρτᾰλῐ́δᾰ tḕn ortalída |
τὼ ὀρτᾰλῐ́δε tṑ ortalíde |
τᾱ̀ς ὀρτᾰλῐ́δᾰς tā̀s ortalídas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς ortalís |
ὀρτᾰλῐ́δε ortalíde |
ὀρτᾰλῐ́δες ortalídes | ||||||||||
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