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 • (malerós) 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 malerós	μᾰλερᾱ́ malerā́	μᾰλερόν malerón		μᾰλερώ malerṓ	μᾰλερᾱ́ malerā́	μᾰλερώ malerṓ		μᾰλεροί maleroí	μᾰλεραί maleraí	μᾰλερᾰ́ malerá
Genitive		μᾰλεροῦ maleroû	μᾰλερᾶς malerâs	μᾰλεροῦ maleroû		μᾰλεροῖν maleroîn	μᾰλεραῖν maleraîn	μᾰλεροῖν maleroîn		μᾰλερῶν malerôn	μᾰλερῶν malerôn	μᾰλερῶν malerôn
Dative		μᾰλερῷ malerôi	μᾰλερᾷ malerâi	μᾰλερῷ malerôi		μᾰλεροῖν maleroîn	μᾰλεραῖν maleraîn	μᾰλεροῖν maleroîn		μᾰλεροῖς maleroîs	μᾰλεραῖς maleraîs	μᾰλεροῖς maleroîs
Accusative		μᾰλερόν malerón	μᾰλερᾱ́ν malerā́n	μᾰλερόν malerón		μᾰλερώ malerṓ	μᾰλερᾱ́ malerā́	μᾰλερώ malerṓ		μᾰλερούς maleroús	μᾰλερᾱ́ς malerā́s	μᾰλερᾰ́ malerá
Vocative		μᾰλερέ maleré	μᾰλερᾱ́ malerā́	μᾰλερόν malerón		μᾰλερώ malerṓ	μᾰλερᾱ́ malerā́	μᾰλερώ malerṓ		μᾰλεροί maleroí	μᾰλεραί maleraí	μᾰλερᾰ́ malerá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		μᾰλερῶς malerôs				μᾰλερώτερος malerṓteros				μᾰλερώτᾰτος malerṓtatos
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