θαλερός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰl̥h₁rós, whence possibly also Sanskrit धीर (dhīra, “steady, brave, energetic, resolute”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”), the root of θάλλω (thállō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰa.le.rós/ → /θa.leˈros/ → /θa.leˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰa.le.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰa.leˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θa.leˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θa.leˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θa.leˈros/

Adjective

θᾰλερός • (thălerós) m (feminine θᾰλερᾱ́, neuter θᾰλερόν); first/second declension

1. blooming (thriving in health, beauty and vigor)
2. stout, sturdy
3. hale, vigorous
4. fresh, young, youthful

Declension

First and second declension of θᾰλερός; θᾰλερᾱ́; θᾰλερόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾰλερός thălerós	θᾰλερᾱ́ thălerā́	θᾰλερόν thălerón		θᾰλερώ thălerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thălerā́	θᾰλερώ thălerṓ		θᾰλεροί thăleroí	θᾰλεραί thăleraí	θᾰλερᾰ́ thălerắ
Genitive		θᾰλεροῦ thăleroû	θᾰλερᾶς thălerâs	θᾰλεροῦ thăleroû		θᾰλεροῖν thăleroîn	θᾰλεραῖν thăleraîn	θᾰλεροῖν thăleroîn		θᾰλερῶν thălerôn	θᾰλερῶν thălerôn	θᾰλερῶν thălerôn
Dative		θᾰλερῷ thălerôi	θᾰλερᾷ thălerâi	θᾰλερῷ thălerôi		θᾰλεροῖν thăleroîn	θᾰλεραῖν thăleraîn	θᾰλεροῖν thăleroîn		θᾰλεροῖς thăleroîs	θᾰλεραῖς thăleraîs	θᾰλεροῖς thăleroîs
Accusative		θᾰλερόν thălerón	θᾰλερᾱ́ν thălerā́n	θᾰλερόν thălerón		θᾰλερώ thălerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thălerā́	θᾰλερώ thălerṓ		θᾰλερούς thăleroús	θᾰλερᾱ́ς thălerā́s	θᾰλερᾰ́ thălerắ
Vocative		θᾰλερέ thăleré	θᾰλερᾱ́ thălerā́	θᾰλερόν thălerón		θᾰλερώ thălerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thălerā́	θᾰλερώ thălerṓ		θᾰλεροί thăleroí	θᾰλεραί thăleraí	θᾰλερᾰ́ thălerắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θᾰλερῶς thălerôs				θᾰλερώτερος thălerṓteros				θᾰλερώτᾰτος thălerṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of θᾰλερός; θᾰλερή; θᾰλερόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾰλερός thălerós	θᾰλερή thălerḗ	θᾰλερόν thălerón		θᾰλερώ thălerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thălerā́	θᾰλερώ thălerṓ		θᾰλεροί thăleroí	θᾰλεραί thăleraí	θᾰλερᾰ́ thălerắ
Genitive		θᾰλεροῦ / θᾰλεροῖο / θᾰλερόο thăleroû / thăleroîo / thăleróo	θᾰλερῆς thălerês	θᾰλεροῦ / θᾰλεροῖο / θᾰλερόο thăleroû / thăleroîo / thăleróo		θᾰλεροῖῐν thăleroîĭn	θᾰλεραῖν / θᾰλεραῖῐν / θᾰλερῇῐν thăleraî(ĭ)n / thălerêiĭn	θᾰλεροῖῐν thăleroîĭn		θᾰλερῶν thălerôn	θᾰλερᾱ́ων / θᾰλερέ͜ων / θᾰλερῶν thălerā́ōn / thăleré͜ōn / thălerôn	θᾰλερῶν thălerôn
Dative		θᾰλερῷ thălerôi	θᾰλερῇ thălerêi	θᾰλερῷ thălerôi		θᾰλεροῖῐν thăleroîĭn	θᾰλεραῖν / θᾰλεραῖῐν / θᾰλερῇῐν thăleraî(ĭ)n / thălerêiĭn	θᾰλεροῖῐν thăleroîĭn		θᾰλεροῖσῐ / θᾰλεροῖσῐν / θᾰλεροῖς thăleroîsĭ(n) / thăleroîs	θᾰλερῇσῐ / θᾰλερῇσῐν / θᾰλερῇς / θᾰλεραῖς thălerêisĭ(n) / thălerêis / thăleraîs	θᾰλεροῖσῐ / θᾰλεροῖσῐν / θᾰλεροῖς thăleroîsĭ(n) / thăleroîs
Accusative		θᾰλερόν thălerón	θᾰλερήν thălerḗn	θᾰλερόν thălerón		θᾰλερώ thălerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thălerā́	θᾰλερώ thălerṓ		θᾰλερούς thăleroús	θᾰλερᾱ́ς thălerā́s	θᾰλερᾰ́ thălerắ
Vocative		θᾰλερέ thăleré	θᾰλερή thălerḗ	θᾰλερόν thălerón		θᾰλερώ thălerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thălerā́	θᾰλερώ thălerṓ		θᾰλεροί thăleroí	θᾰλεραί thăleraí	θᾰλερᾰ́ thălerắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θᾰλερῶς thălerôs				θᾰλερώτερος thălerṓteros				θᾰλερώτᾰτος thălerṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “θαλερός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• θαλερός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “θαλερός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • blooming idem, page 85.
  • flower idem, page 329.
  • fresh idem, page 344.
  • hale idem, page 381.
  • prime idem, page 640.
  • vigorous idem, page 952.
  • young idem, page 997.
  • youthful idem, page 997.