Uncertain. Perhaps a reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-, with cognates including Latin lallō, Lithuanian laluoti, German lallen, English loll, and Welsh llolian. Could also simply be onomatopoeic.
λᾰλέω • (laléō)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐλᾰ́λεον | ἐλᾰ́λεες | ἐλᾰ́λεε(ν) | ἐλᾰλέετον | ἐλᾰλεέτην | ἐλᾰλέομεν | ἐλᾰλέετε | ἐλᾰ́λεον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλᾰλεόμην | ἐλᾰλέου | ἐλᾰλέετο | ἐλᾰλέεσθον | ἐλᾰλεέσθην | ἐλᾰλεόμεθᾰ | ἐλᾰλέεσθε | ἐλᾰλέοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐλᾰ́λουν | ἐλᾰ́λεις | ἐλᾰ́λει | ἐλᾰλεῖτον | ἐλᾰλείτην | ἐλᾰλοῦμεν | ἐλᾰλεῖτε | ἐλᾰ́λουν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλᾰλούμην | ἐλᾰλοῦ | ἐλᾰλεῖτο | ἐλᾰλεῖσθον | ἐλᾰλείσθην | ἐλᾰλούμεθᾰ | ἐλᾰλεῖσθε | ἐλᾰλοῦντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐλελᾰλήκειν, ἐλελᾰλήκη |
ἐλελᾰλήκεις, ἐλελᾰλήκης |
ἐλελᾰλήκει(ν) | ἐλελᾰλήκετον | ἐλελᾰληκέτην | ἐλελᾰλήκεμεν | ἐλελᾰλήκετε | ἐλελᾰλήκεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλελᾰλήμην | ἐλελᾰ́λησο | ἐλελᾰ́λητο | ἐλελᾰ́λησθον | ἐλελᾰλήσθην | ἐλελᾰλήμεθᾰ | ἐλελᾰ́λησθε | ἐλελᾰ́ληντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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