παλτός

See also: Πάλτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πάλλω (pállō, “to brandish”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pal.tós/ → /palˈtos/ → /palˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pal.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /palˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /palˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /palˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /palˈtos/

Adjective

πᾰλτός • (păltós) m (feminine πᾰλτή, neuter πᾰλτόν); first/second declension

1. brandished, hurled

Declension

First and second declension of πᾰλτός; πᾰλτή; πᾰλτόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πᾰλτός păltós	πᾰλτή păltḗ	πᾰλτόν păltón		πᾰλτώ păltṓ	πᾰλτᾱ́ păltā́	πᾰλτώ păltṓ		πᾰλτοί păltoí	πᾰλταί păltaí	πᾰλτᾰ́ păltắ
Genitive		πᾰλτοῦ păltoû	πᾰλτῆς păltês	πᾰλτοῦ păltoû		πᾰλτοῖν păltoîn	πᾰλταῖν păltaîn	πᾰλτοῖν păltoîn		πᾰλτῶν păltôn	πᾰλτῶν păltôn	πᾰλτῶν păltôn
Dative		πᾰλτῷ păltôi	πᾰλτῇ păltêi	πᾰλτῷ păltôi		πᾰλτοῖν păltoîn	πᾰλταῖν păltaîn	πᾰλτοῖν păltoîn		πᾰλτοῖς păltoîs	πᾰλταῖς păltaîs	πᾰλτοῖς păltoîs
Accusative		πᾰλτόν păltón	πᾰλτήν păltḗn	πᾰλτόν păltón		πᾰλτώ păltṓ	πᾰλτᾱ́ păltā́	πᾰλτώ păltṓ		πᾰλτούς păltoús	πᾰλτᾱ́ς păltā́s	πᾰλτᾰ́ păltắ
Vocative		πᾰλτέ pălté	πᾰλτή păltḗ	πᾰλτόν păltón		πᾰλτώ păltṓ	πᾰλτᾱ́ păltā́	πᾰλτώ păltṓ		πᾰλτοί păltoí	πᾰλταί păltaí	πᾰλτᾰ́ păltắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		πᾰλτῶς păltôs				πᾰλτότερος păltóteros				πᾰλτότᾰτος păltótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• πᾰλτᾰ́ζω (păltắzō)
• πᾰλτόν (păltón)

Further reading

• “παλτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “παλτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• παλτός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette