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Greek
Etymology
Modern Greek coinage which follows patterns set out in such word groups as πηλαλώ (pilaló, “run”) → πηλάλα (pilála, “running”) and κεφάλι (kefáli, “head”) → κεφάλα (kefála, “big head”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-άλα • (-ála) f
- added to a verb, to create nouns or adverbs describing an action or the resulting action:
- τρέχω (trécho, “run”) + -άλα (-ála) → τρεχάλα (trechála, “running, at full speed”)
- κρεμώ (kremó, “hang”) + -άλα (-ála) → κρεμάλα (kremála, “noose, gallows”)
- φεύγω (févgo, “leave”) + -άλα (-ála) → φευγάλα (fevgála, “flight, escape”)
- φουσκώνω (fouskóno, “inflate, blow up”) + -άλα (-ála) → φουσκάλα (fouskála, “blister”)
Declension
Declension of -άλα
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-άλα (-ála)
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-άλες (-áles)
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| genitive
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-άλας (-álas)
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| accusative
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-άλα (-ála)
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-άλες (-áles)
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| vocative
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-άλα (-ála)
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-άλες (-áles)
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Derived terms