άλλος

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See also: ἄλλος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos), from Proto-Hellenic *áľľos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.los/
  • Hyphenation: άλ‧λος

Pronoun

άλλος (állosm (feminine άλλη, neuter άλλο)  indefinite, contrastive

  1. other
    Τρώω τα μήλα, τα άλλα φρούτα δεν τα τρώω.
    Tróo ta míla, ta álla froúta den ta tróo.
    I eat apples, I don't like other fruit.
  2. else
    Θέλετε κάτι άλλο;
    Thélete káti állo;
    Do you want anything else?
  3. someone else
    Όχι, αυτός που ήρθε ήταν άλλος.
    Óchi, aftós pou írthe ítan állos.
    No, the one who came was someone else.
  4. more
    άλλη μια φοράálli mia foráone more time, another time
    τιποτ’ άλλο;tipot’ állo;any more?
  5. next
    ο άλλος κόσμοςo állos kósmosthe next world
    την άλλη Παρασκευήtin álli Paraskevínext Friday
  6. (without article) dissimilar, different
    άλλος κόσμοςállos kósmosa different world

Declension

Declension of άλλος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative άλλος (állos) άλλη (álli) άλλο (állo) άλλοι (álloi) άλλες (álles) άλλα (álla)
genitive άλλου (állou) άλλης (állis) άλλου (állou) άλλων (állon) άλλων (állon) άλλων (állon)
accusative άλλο (állo) άλλη (álli) άλλο (állo) άλλους (állous) άλλες (álles) άλλα (álla)
vocative άλλε (álle) άλλη (álli) άλλο (állo) άλλοι (álloi) άλλες (álles) άλλα (álla)

Notes: There are alternative irregular, oxytone genitive forms (as well as a rarer accusative): αλλουνού (allounoú), αλληνής (allinís), αλλωνών (allonón), αλλουνούς (allounoús)

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