γάλως

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• γᾰλόως (gălóōs) — Epic

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Hellenic *galawos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂ōws. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic зълъва (zŭlŭva) (Russian золовка (zolovka)), Latin glōs, Phrygian γέλαρος (gélaros) and Old Armenian տալ (tal).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.lɔːs/ → /ˈɣa.los/ → /ˈɣa.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡá.lɔːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.los/

Noun

γᾰ́λως • (gắlōs) f (genitive γᾰ́λω); second declension or
γᾰ́λως • (gắlōs) f (genitive γᾰ́λωτος); third declension

1. sister-in-law: husband's sister or brother's wife

Inflection

Attic second declension of ἡ γᾰ́λως; τῆς γᾰ́λω (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γᾰ́λως hē gắlōs	τὼ γᾰ́λω tṑ gắlō	αἱ γᾰ́λῳ hai gắlōi
Genitive	τῆς γᾰ́λω tês gắlō	τοῖν γᾰ́λῳν toîn gắlōin	τῶν γᾰ́λων tôn gắlōn
Dative	τῇ γᾰ́λῳ têi gắlōi	τοῖν γᾰ́λῳν toîn gắlōin	ταῖς γᾰ́λῳς taîs gắlōis
Accusative	τὴν γᾰ́λω / γᾰ́λων tḕn gắlō(n)	τὼ γᾰ́λω tṑ gắlō	τᾱ̀ς γᾰ́λως tā̀s gắlōs
Vocative	γᾰ́λως gắlōs	γᾰ́λω gắlō	γᾰ́λῳ gắlōi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ γᾰ́λως; τῆς γᾰ́λωτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γᾰ́λως hē gắlōs	τὼ γᾰ́λωτε tṑ gắlōte	αἱ γᾰ́λωτες hai gắlōtes
Genitive	τῆς γᾰ́λωτος tês gắlōtos	τοῖν γᾰλώτοιν toîn gălṓtoin	τῶν γᾰλώτων tôn gălṓtōn
Dative	τῇ γᾰ́λωτῐ têi gắlōtĭ	τοῖν γᾰλώτοιν toîn gălṓtoin	ταῖς γᾰ́λωσῐ / γᾰ́λωσῐν taîs gắlōsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν γᾰ́λωτᾰ tḕn gắlōtă	τὼ γᾰ́λωτε tṑ gắlōte	τᾱ̀ς γᾰ́λωτᾰς tā̀s gắlōtăs
Vocative	γᾰ́λως gắlōs	γᾰ́λωτε gắlōte	γᾰ́λωτες gắlōtes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Further reading

• “γάλοως”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γάλως in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γαλόως”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 258-9