"ἀλφός" meaning in All languages combined

See ἀλφός on Wiktionary

Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /al.pʰós/, /alˈɸos/, /alˈfos/, /al.pʰós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /alˈpʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /alˈɸos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /alˈfos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /alˈfos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”). Cognates include Latin albus (“white”), Hittite 𒀠𒉺𒀸 (alpas, “cloud”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu, “white”) and Middle Welsh elbid (“world”). Doublet of ἄλβος (álbos). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*albʰós|t=white}} Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”), {{cog|la|albus|t=white}} Latin albus (“white”), {{cog|hit|𒀠𒉺𒀸|t=cloud|tr=alpas}} Hittite 𒀠𒉺𒀸 (alpas, “cloud”), {{cog|xum|𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖|t=white}} Umbrian 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu, “white”), {{cog|wlm|elbid|t=world}} Middle Welsh elbid (“world”), {{doublet|grc|ἄλβος}} Doublet of ἄλβος (álbos) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓λφοῦ|m|second|head=ᾰ̓λφός}} ᾰ̓λφός • (ălphós) m (genitive ᾰ̓λφοῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓λφός|οῦ}} Forms: ᾰ̓λφός [canonical], ălphós [romanization], ᾰ̓λφοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ ᾰ̓λφός [nominative, singular], ᾰ̓λφώ [dual, nominative], οἱ ᾰ̓λφοί [nominative, plural], τοῦ ᾰ̓λφοῦ [genitive, singular], ᾰ̓λφοῖν [dual, genitive], ᾰ̓λφῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ ᾰ̓λφῷ [dative, singular], ᾰ̓λφοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς ᾰ̓λφοῖς [dative, plural], τὸν ᾰ̓λφόν [accusative, singular], ᾰ̓λφώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς ᾰ̓λφούς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓λφέ [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓λφώ [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓λφοί [plural, vocative]
  1. alphos, a type of non-contagious leprosy typified by dull white lesions.
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin albus (“white”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "𒀠𒉺𒀸",
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      "expansion": "Hittite 𒀠𒉺𒀸 (alpas, “cloud”)",
      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh elbid (“world”)",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "name": "Medicine",
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        }
      ],
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        "alphos, a type of non-contagious leprosy typified by dull white lesions."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "white",
          "white"
        ],
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          "lesion"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/al.pʰós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈɸos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈfos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/al.pʰós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈpʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈɸos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈfos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈfos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀλφός"
}
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        "3": "*albʰós",
        "t": "white"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "albus",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin albus (“white”)",
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        "2": "𒀠𒉺𒀸",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ᾰ̓λφός",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓λφώ",
      "roman": "ălphṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ᾰ̓λφοί",
      "roman": "hoi ălphoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ᾰ̓λφοῦ",
      "roman": "toû ălphoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓λφοῖν",
      "roman": "ălphoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓λφῶν",
      "roman": "ălphôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ᾰ̓λφῷ",
      "roman": "tôi ălphôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓λφοῖν",
      "roman": "ălphoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "toîs ălphoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ᾰ̓λφόν",
      "roman": "tòn ălphón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "white",
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          "lesion"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/al.pʰós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈɸos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈfos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/al.pʰós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈpʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈɸos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈfos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alˈfos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀλφός"
}

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