γαρέλαιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γάρος (gáros, “fish sauce”) +‎ ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ré.lai̯.on/ → /ɣaˈre.lɛ.on/ → /ɣaˈre.le.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ré.lai̯.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈre.lɛ.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈre.lɛ.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈre.le.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈre.le.on/

Noun

γᾰρέλαιον • (garélaion) n (genitive γᾰρελαίου); second declension

1. paste made of garum and oil

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ γᾰρέλαιον; τοῦ γᾰρελαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γᾰρέλαιον tò garélaion	τὼ γᾰρελαίω tṑ garelaíō	τᾰ̀ γᾰρέλαιᾰ tà garélaia
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰρελαίου toû garelaíou	τοῖν γᾰρελαίοιν toîn garelaíoin	τῶν γᾰρελαίων tôn garelaíōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰρελαίῳ tôi garelaíōi	τοῖν γᾰρελαίοιν toîn garelaíoin	τοῖς γᾰρελαίοις toîs garelaíois
Accusative	τὸ γᾰρέλαιον tò garélaion	τὼ γᾰρελαίω tṑ garelaíō	τᾰ̀ γᾰρέλαιᾰ tà garélaia
Vocative	γᾰρέλαιον garélaion	γᾰρελαίω garelaíō	γᾰρέλαιᾰ garélaia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γαρέλαιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γαρέλαιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γαρέλαιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)