γαλαξίας

See also: Γαλαξίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γᾰ́λᾰ (gála, “milk”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱς (-íās). Originally an adjective.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lak.sí.aːs/ → /ɣa.lakˈsi.as/ → /ɣa.lakˈsi.as/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.lak.sí.aːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.lakˈsi.as/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣa.lakˈsi.as/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣa.lakˈsi.as/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣa.lakˈsi.as/

Noun

γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱς • (galaxíās) m (genitive γᾰλᾰξῐ́ου); first declension

1. the Milky Way galaxy (with implied κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, sphere”))
2. tailor's chalk (with implied λίθος (líthos, “stone”))
3. dogfish

Inflection

First declension of ὁ γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱς; τοῦ γᾰλᾰξῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱς ho galaxíās	τὼ γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱ tṑ galaxíā	οἱ γᾰλᾰξῐ́αι hoi galaxíai
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰλᾰξῐ́ου toû galaxíou	τοῖν γᾰλᾰξῐ́αιν toîn galaxíain	τῶν γᾰλᾰξῐῶν tôn galaxiôn
Dative	τῷ γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾳ tôi galaxíāi	τοῖν γᾰλᾰξῐ́αιν toîn galaxíain	τοῖς γᾰλᾰξῐ́αις toîs galaxíais
Accusative	τὸν γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱν tòn galaxíān	τὼ γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱ tṑ galaxíā	τοὺς γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱς toùs galaxíās
Vocative	γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱ galaxíā	γᾰλᾰξῐ́ᾱ galaxíā	γᾰλᾰξῐ́αι galaxíai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Greek: γαλαξίας m (galaxías)
• → Latin: galaxias f
  • ⇒ Medieval Latin: galaxia f
    • → German: Galaxie f
  • → Italian: galassia f
  • → Old French: galaxie
    • Middle French: galaxie
      • French: galaxie f
    • → Middle English: galaxye, galaxie
      • English: galaxy
• → Latin: Via Lactea f sg (calque)
  • French: Voie lactée, voie lactée
  • Galician: Vía Láctea
  • Italian: Via Lattea
  • Portuguese: Via Láctea
  • Spanish: Vía Láctea
  • → Middle English: Milky Wey (calque)
    • English: Milky Way

References

• “γαλαξίας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γαλαξίας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γαλαξίας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• γαλαξίας in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías).

Noun

γαλαξίας • (galaxías) m (plural γαλαξίες)

1. (astronomy) galaxy

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	γαλαξίας (galaxías)	γαλαξίες (galaxíes)
genitive	γαλαξία (galaxía)	γαλαξιών (galaxión)
accusative	γαλαξία (galaxía)	γαλαξίες (galaxíes)
vocative	γαλαξία (galaxía)	γαλαξίες (galaxíes)

Related terms

• Γαλαξίας m (Galaxías, “the Milky Way”)

Further reading

• Γαλαξίες on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el