λαλαγή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λᾰλᾰ́ζω (lălắzō, “to babble”) +‎ -ή (-ḗ). See λαλέω (laléō, “I prattle, talk, chat”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /la.la.ɡɛ̌ː/ → /la.laˈʝi/ → /la.laˈʝi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /la.la.ɡɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /la.laˈɡe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /la.laˈʝi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /la.laˈʝi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /la.laˈʝi/

Noun

λᾰλᾰγή • (lălăgḗ) f (genitive λᾰλᾰγῆς); first declension

1. prattle

   Synonym: λᾰ́λημᾰ (lắlēmă)

Declension

First declension of ἡ λᾰλᾰγή; τῆς λᾰλᾰγῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ λᾰλᾰγή hē lălăgḗ	τὼ λᾰλᾰγᾱ́ tṑ lălăgā́	αἱ λᾰλᾰγαί hai lălăgaí
Genitive	τῆς λᾰλᾰγῆς tês lălăgês	τοῖν λᾰλᾰγαῖν toîn lălăgaîn	τῶν λᾰλᾰγῶν tôn lălăgôn
Dative	τῇ λᾰλᾰγῇ têi lălăgêi	τοῖν λᾰλᾰγαῖν toîn lălăgaîn	ταῖς λᾰλᾰγαῖς taîs lălăgaîs
Accusative	τὴν λᾰλᾰγήν tḕn lălăgḗn	τὼ λᾰλᾰγᾱ́ tṑ lălăgā́	τᾱ̀ς λᾰλᾰγᾱ́ς tā̀s lălăgā́s
Vocative	λᾰλᾰγή lălăgḗ	λᾰλᾰγᾱ́ lălăgā́	λᾰλᾰγαί lălăgaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• λᾰλᾰγέω (lălăgéō)
• λᾰλᾰ́γημᾰ (lălắgēmă)
• λᾰλᾰγητής (lălăgētḗs)

Further reading

• “λαλαγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λαλαγή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette