"ἄλογος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἄλογος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /á.lo.ɡos/, /ˈa.lo.ɣos/, /ˈa.lo.ɣos/, /á.lo.ɡos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈa.lo.ɡos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.lo.ɣos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.lo.ɣos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.lo.ɣos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: ἀ- (a-) + -λογος (-logos) Etymology templates: {{af|grc|ἀ-|-λογος}} ἀ- (a-) + -λογος (-logos) Head templates: {{grc-adj-2nd|ἄλογον}} ἄλογος • (álogos) m or f (neuter ἄλογον); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|ἄλογος|ον}} Forms: álogos [romanization], ἄλογον [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἄλογος [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], ἄλογον [neuter, nominative, singular], ἀλόγω [dual, feminine, masculine, nominative], ἀλόγω [dual, neuter, nominative], ἄλογοι [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], ἄλογᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], ἀλόγου [feminine, genitive, masculine, singular], ἀλόγου [genitive, neuter, singular], ἀλόγοιν [dual, feminine, genitive, masculine], ἀλόγοιν [dual, genitive, neuter], ἀλόγων [feminine, genitive, masculine, plural], ἀλόγων [genitive, neuter, plural], ἀλόγῳ [dative, feminine, masculine, singular], ἀλόγῳ [dative, neuter, singular], ἀλόγοιν [dative, dual, feminine, masculine], ἀλόγοιν [dative, dual, neuter], ἀλόγοις [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], ἀλόγοις [dative, neuter, plural], ἄλογον [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], ἄλογον [accusative, neuter, singular], ἀλόγω [accusative, dual, feminine, masculine], ἀλόγω [accusative, dual, neuter], ἀλόγους [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], ἄλογᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], ἄλογε [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], ἄλογον [neuter, singular, vocative], ἀλόγω [dual, feminine, masculine, vocative], ἀλόγω [dual, neuter, vocative], ἄλογοι [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], ἄλογᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], ἀλόγως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], ἀλογώτερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], ἀλογώτᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. unspeaking, speechless
    Sense id: en-ἄλογος-grc-adj-x9TUBS6a
  2. unutterable
    Sense id: en-ἄλογος-grc-adj-nzB1A1qD
  3. without reason, irrational
    Sense id: en-ἄλογος-grc-adj-R0xz6TD6
  4. not reckoned upon, unexpected
    Sense id: en-ἄλογος-grc-adj-1Z2JBtyO Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἀ-, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -λογος, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 12 66 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἀ-: 18 21 20 41 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -λογος: 14 17 16 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 1 1 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 1 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἄλογον (álogon)

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      "form": "ἀλόγοιν",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀλογώτερος",
      "roman": "alogṓteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀλογώτᾰτος",
      "roman": "alogṓtătos",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
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        "unspeaking, speechless"
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      "ipa": "/á.lo.ɡos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɣos/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɣos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/á.lo.ɡos/",
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɣos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀλόγω",
      "roman": "alógō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀλόγω",
      "roman": "alógō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἄλογοι",
      "roman": "álogoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἄλογᾰ",
      "roman": "álogă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀλόγως",
      "roman": "alógōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀλογώτερος",
      "roman": "alogṓteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἀλογώτᾰτος",
      "roman": "alogṓtătos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἄλογον"
      },
      "expansion": "ἄλογος • (álogos) m or f (neuter ἄλογον); second declension",
      "name": "grc-adj-2nd"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἄλογος",
        "2": "ον"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unspeaking, speechless"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unspeaking",
          "unspeaking"
        ],
        [
          "speechless",
          "speechless"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unutterable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unutterable",
          "unutterable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "without reason, irrational"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "irrational",
          "irrational"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "not reckoned upon, unexpected"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reckoned upon",
          "reckon upon"
        ],
        [
          "unexpected",
          "unexpected"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/á.lo.ɡos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/á.lo.ɡos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɡos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɣos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɣos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.lo.ɣos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄλογος"
}

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