ἄλη in Ancient Greek

IPA: /á.lɛː/, /ˈa.li/, /ˈa.li/, /á.lɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈa.le̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.li/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.li/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.li/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- (“to wander”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*h₂elh₂-||to wander}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- (“to wander”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἄλης|f|first|head=ἄλη}} ἄλη • (álē) f (genitive ἄλης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓́λη|ης|form=sing}} Forms: álē [romanization], ἄλης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ᾰ̓́λη [nominative, singular], τῆς ᾰ̓́λης [genitive, singular], τῇ ᾰ̓́λῃ [dative, singular], τὴν ᾰ̓́λην [accusative, singular], ᾰ̓́λη [singular, vocative]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Euruálē",
      "word": "Εὐρυάλη"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "álē",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἄλης",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ᾰ̓́λη",
      "roman": "hē ắlē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ᾰ̓́λης",
      "roman": "tês ắlēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ᾰ̓́λῃ",
      "roman": "têi ắlēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ᾰ̓́λην",
      "roman": "tḕn ắlēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ἄλης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first",
        "head": "ἄλη"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "ης",
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      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 35 35",
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "_dis": "29 36 35",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ceaseless wandering"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἄλη-grc-noun-5241aUpq",
      "links": [
        [
          "ceaseless",
          "ceaseless"
        ],
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          "wandering",
          "wandering"
        ]
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "roaming",
          "roaming"
        ]
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      ],
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        "roving"
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        [
          "roving",
          "roving"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/á.lɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/á.lɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.le̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄλη"
}

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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Euruálē",
      "word": "Εὐρυάλη"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- (“to wander”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "álē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἄλης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ᾰ̓́λη",
      "roman": "hē ắlē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ᾰ̓́λης",
      "roman": "tês ắlēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ᾰ̓́λῃ",
      "roman": "têi ắlēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ᾰ̓́λην",
      "roman": "tḕn ắlēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́λη",
      "roman": "ắlē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ἄλης",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓́λη",
        "2": "ης",
        "form": "sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "ceaseless wandering"
      ],
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        [
          "ceaseless",
          "ceaseless"
        ],
        [
          "wandering",
          "wandering"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "roaming"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roaming",
          "roaming"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "roving"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roving",
          "roving"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/á.lɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/á.lɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.le̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.li/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄλη"
}

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"ἄλη" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun

Inflected forms