"ἄλφι" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἄλφι in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ál.pʰi/, /ˈal.ɸi/, /ˈal.fi/, /ál.pʰi/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈal.pʰi/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈal.ɸi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈal.fi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈal.fi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ἄλφῐ [canonical], álphi [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *álpʰi, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰi(t) (“barley”), thus the original meaning may have been “barley-flour”; this word may itself be derived from the root *h₂elbʰ- (“white”). Compare Proto-Albanian *albi (“barley”) (whence modern Albanian elb) and Proto-Iranian *arpacyaH (“barley”). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*álpʰi}} Proto-Hellenic *álpʰi, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₂élbʰit|*h₂élbʰi(t)|barley}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰi(t) (“barley”), {{cog|sqj-pro|*albi||barley}} Proto-Albanian *albi (“barley”), {{cog|sq|elb}} Albanian elb, {{cog|ira-pro|*arpacyaH||barley}} Proto-Iranian *arpacyaH (“barley”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἄλφῐ|n|}} ἄλφῐ • (álphi) n (indeclinable)
  1. flour, especially barley flour. Tags: indeclinable Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Grains Related terms: ἀλφάνω (alphánō), ἀλφηστής (alphēstḗs), ἄλφιτον (álphiton)
    Sense id: en-ἄλφι-grc-noun-R4JILxQm Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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