From κροτέω (krotéō, “to rattle”), with a suffix -αλον found also in κύμβαλον (kúmbalon, “cymbal”) and ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club, mace”).
κρότᾰλον • (krótălon) n (genitive κροτᾰ́λου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ κρότᾰλον tò krótălon |
τὼ κροτᾰ́λω tṑ krotắlō |
τᾰ̀ κρότᾰλᾰ tằ krótălă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ κροτᾰ́λου toû krotắlou |
τοῖν κροτᾰ́λοιν toîn krotắloin |
τῶν κροτᾰ́λων tôn krotắlōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ κροτᾰ́λῳ tôi krotắlōi |
τοῖν κροτᾰ́λοιν toîn krotắloin |
τοῖς κροτᾰ́λοις toîs krotắlois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ κρότᾰλον tò krótălon |
τὼ κροτᾰ́λω tṑ krotắlō |
τᾰ̀ κρότᾰλᾰ tằ krótălă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κρότᾰλον krótălon |
κροτᾰ́λω krotắlō |
κρότᾰλᾰ krótălă | ||||||||||
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