"-άλα" meaning in Greek

See -άλα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈala/
Etymology: Modern Greek coinage which follows patterns set out in such word groups as πηλαλώ (pilaló, “run”) → πηλάλα (pilála, “running”) and κεφάλι (kefáli, “head”) → κεφάλα (kefála, “big head”). Head templates: {{head|el|suffix||||||||g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} -άλα • (-ála) f, {{el-suffix|f}} -άλα • (-ála) f Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|-άλα|-άλες|-άλας|-|-άλα|-άλες|-άλα|-άλες|note=}} Forms: -ála [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], -άλα [nominative, singular], -άλες [nominative, plural], -άλας [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], -άλα [accusative, singular], -άλες [accusative, plural], -άλα [singular, vocative], -άλες [plural, vocative]
  1. added to a verb, to create nouns or adverbs describing an action or the resulting action: Tags: morpheme
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    },
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      "form": "el-nF-α-ες-2c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "-ála",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-άλες",
      "roman": "-áles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άλας",
      "roman": "-álas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άλα",
      "roman": "-ála",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-άλες",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-άλα",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "6": "-άλες",
        "7": "-άλα",
        "8": "-άλες",
        "note": ""
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "suffix",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα'",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "τρέχω (trécho, “run”) + -άλα (-ála) → τρεχάλα (trechála, “running, at full speed”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "κρεμώ (kremó, “hang”) + -άλα (-ála) → κρεμάλα (kremála, “noose, gallows”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "φεύγω (févgo, “leave”) + -άλα (-ála) → φευγάλα (fevgála, “flight, escape”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "φουσκώνω (fouskóno, “inflate, blow up”) + -άλα (-ála) → φουσκάλα (fouskála, “blister”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "added to a verb, to create nouns or adverbs describing an action or the resulting action"
      ],
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        "added to a verb, to create nouns or adverbs describing an action or the resulting action:"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈala/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-άλα"
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      "form": "-ála",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nF-α-ες-2c",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "-άλες",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-άλα • (-ála) f",
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "-άλα",
        "2": "-άλες",
        "3": "-άλας",
        "4": "-",
        "5": "-άλα",
        "6": "-άλες",
        "7": "-άλα",
        "8": "-άλες",
        "note": ""
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Greek feminine suffixes",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα'",
        "Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural",
        "Greek suffixes",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "τρέχω (trécho, “run”) + -άλα (-ála) → τρεχάλα (trechála, “running, at full speed”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "κρεμώ (kremó, “hang”) + -άλα (-ála) → κρεμάλα (kremála, “noose, gallows”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "φεύγω (févgo, “leave”) + -άλα (-ála) → φευγάλα (fevgála, “flight, escape”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "φουσκώνω (fouskóno, “inflate, blow up”) + -άλα (-ála) → φουσκάλα (fouskála, “blister”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "added to a verb, to create nouns or adverbs describing an action or the resulting action"
      ],
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        "added to a verb, to create nouns or adverbs describing an action or the resulting action:"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈala/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-άλα"
}

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