μαλερός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formation like θαλερός (thalerós) and φανερός (phanerós). There is no etymology, because of the uncertain meaning. Traditionally taken to be related to μάλα (mála, “very, exceedingly”); however, according to Bechtel it belongs to μάλευρον (máleuron, “wheat-meal”) and μύλη (múlē, “mill, hand-mill”).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

Adjective

μᾰλερός • (mălerós) m (feminine μᾰλερᾱ́, neuter μᾰλερόν); first/second declension

1. (of fire) fierce, raging
2. fierce, violent, terrible

Inflection

First and second declension of μᾰλερός; μᾰλερᾱ́; μᾰλερόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		μᾰλερός mălerós	μᾰλερᾱ́ mălerā́	μᾰλερόν mălerón		μᾰλερώ mălerṓ	μᾰλερᾱ́ mălerā́	μᾰλερώ mălerṓ		μᾰλεροί măleroí	μᾰλεραί măleraí	μᾰλερᾰ́ mălerắ
Genitive		μᾰλεροῦ măleroû	μᾰλερᾶς mălerâs	μᾰλεροῦ măleroû		μᾰλεροῖν măleroîn	μᾰλεραῖν măleraîn	μᾰλεροῖν măleroîn		μᾰλερῶν mălerôn	μᾰλερῶν mălerôn	μᾰλερῶν mălerôn
Dative		μᾰλερῷ mălerôi	μᾰλερᾷ mălerâi	μᾰλερῷ mălerôi		μᾰλεροῖν măleroîn	μᾰλεραῖν măleraîn	μᾰλεροῖν măleroîn		μᾰλεροῖς măleroîs	μᾰλεραῖς măleraîs	μᾰλεροῖς măleroîs
Accusative		μᾰλερόν mălerón	μᾰλερᾱ́ν mălerā́n	μᾰλερόν mălerón		μᾰλερώ mălerṓ	μᾰλερᾱ́ mălerā́	μᾰλερώ mălerṓ		μᾰλερούς măleroús	μᾰλερᾱ́ς mălerā́s	μᾰλερᾰ́ mălerắ
Vocative		μᾰλερέ măleré	μᾰλερᾱ́ mălerā́	μᾰλερόν mălerón		μᾰλερώ mălerṓ	μᾰλερᾱ́ mălerā́	μᾰλερώ mălerṓ		μᾰλεροί măleroí	μᾰλεραί măleraí	μᾰλερᾰ́ mălerắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		μᾰλερῶς mălerôs				μᾰλερώτερος mălerṓteros				μᾰλερώτᾰτος mălerṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “μαλερός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “μαλερός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “μαλερός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• μαλερός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• μαλερός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN