μᾶλον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mâː.lon/ → /ˈma.lon/ → /ˈma.lon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mâː.lon/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lon/

Noun

μᾶλον • (mâlon) n (genitive μᾱ́λου); second declension

1. Doric and Aeolic form of μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ μᾶλον; τοῦ μᾱ́λοιο (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μᾶλον tò mâlon	τὼ μᾱ́λω tṑ mā́lō	τᾰ̀ μᾶλᾰ tà mâla
Genitive	τοῦ μᾱ́λοιο toû mā́loio	τοῖν μᾱ́λοιν toîn mā́loin	τῶν μᾱ́λων tôn mā́lōn
Dative	τῷ μᾱ́λῳ tôi mā́lōi	τοῖν μᾱ́λοιν toîn mā́loin	τοῖς μᾱ́λοις toîs mā́lois
Accusative	τὸ μᾶλον tò mâlon	τὼ μᾱ́λω tṑ mā́lō	τᾰ̀ μᾶλᾰ tà mâla
Vocative	μᾶλον mâlon	μᾱ́λω mā́lō	μᾶλᾰ mâla
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Second declension of τὸ μᾶλον; τοῦ μᾱ́λου (Aeolic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μᾶλον tò mâlon	τὼ μᾱ́λω tṑ mā́lō	τᾰ̀ μᾶλᾰ tà mâla
Genitive	τοῦ μᾱ́λου toû mā́lou	τοῖν μᾱ́λοιν toîn mā́loin	τῶν μᾱ́λων tôn mā́lōn
Dative	τῷ μᾱ́λῳ tôi mā́lōi	τοῖν μᾱ́λοιν toîn mā́loin	τοῖς μᾱ́λοις toîs mā́lois
Accusative	τὸ μᾶλον tò mâlon	τὼ μᾱ́λω tṑ mā́lō	τᾰ̀ μᾶλᾰ tà mâla
Vocative	μᾶλον mâlon	μᾱ́λω mā́lō	μᾶλᾰ mâla
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Tsakonian: μάλι (máli)
• → Proto-Albanian: *mālā (from the plural μᾶλα (mâla))
  • Albanian: mollë
• → Latin: mālum
  • Aromanian: mer, meru
  • Friulian: mêl, miluç
  • Italian: mela, ⇒ maliforme
  • Neapolitan: mìlo, méla
  • Romanian: măr
  • Romansch: mail
  • Spanish: mela