πάλαξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾰλᾰ́σσω (pălắssō, “to besprinkle, defile”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pá.lak.sis/ → /ˈpa.lak.sis/ → /ˈpa.lak.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pá.lak.sis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lak.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lak.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lak.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lak.sis/

Noun

πᾰ́λᾰξῐς • (pắlăxĭs) f (genitive πᾰλᾰ́ξεως); third declension

1. laying on of a preliminary coat of paint, priming

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ πᾰ́λᾰξῐς; τῆς πᾰλᾰ́ξεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πᾰ́λᾰξῐς hē pắlăxĭs	τὼ πᾰλᾰ́ξει tṑ pălắxei	αἱ πᾰλᾰ́ξεις hai pălắxeis
Genitive	τῆς πᾰλᾰ́ξεως tês pălắxeōs	τοῖν πᾰλᾰξέοιν toîn pălăxéoin	τῶν πᾰλᾰ́ξεων tôn pălắxeōn
Dative	τῇ πᾰλᾰ́ξει têi pălắxei	τοῖν πᾰλᾰξέοιν toîn pălăxéoin	ταῖς πᾰλᾰ́ξεσῐ / πᾰλᾰ́ξεσῐν taîs pălắxesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν πᾰ́λᾰξῐν tḕn pắlăxĭn	τὼ πᾰλᾰ́ξει tṑ pălắxei	τᾱ̀ς πᾰλᾰ́ξεις tā̀s pălắxeis
Vocative	πᾰ́λᾰξῐ pắlăxĭ	πᾰλᾰ́ξει pălắxei	πᾰλᾰ́ξεις pălắxeis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “πάλαξις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press