ἀλωή

See also: ἀλόη and ἁλώῃ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compare ἅλως (hálōs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.lɔː.ɛ̌ː/ → /a.loˈi/ → /a.loˈi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.lɔː.ɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.loˈe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.loˈi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.loˈi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.loˈi/

Noun

ἀλωή • (alōḗ) f (genitive ἀλωῆς); first declension

1. (Epic) threshing floor

Declension

First declension of ᾰ̓λωή; ᾰ̓λωῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓λωή ălōḗ	ᾰ̓λωᾱ́ ălōā́	ᾰ̓λωαί ălōaí
Genitive	ᾰ̓λωῆς ălōês	ᾰ̓λωαῖν / ᾰ̓λωαῖῐν / ᾰ̓λωῇῐν ălōaî(ĭ)n / ălōêiĭn	ᾰ̓λωᾱ́ων / ᾰ̓λωέ͜ων / ᾰ̓λωῶν ălōā́ōn / ălōé͜ōn / ălōôn
Dative	ᾰ̓λωῇ ălōêi	ᾰ̓λωαῖν / ᾰ̓λωαῖῐν / ᾰ̓λωῇῐν ălōaî(ĭ)n / ălōêiĭn	ᾰ̓λωῇσῐ / ᾰ̓λωῇσῐν / ᾰ̓λωῇς / ᾰ̓λωαῖς ălōêisĭ(n) / ălōêis / ălōaîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓λωήν ălōḗn	ᾰ̓λωᾱ́ ălōā́	ᾰ̓λωᾱ́ς ălōā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓λωή ălōḗ	ᾰ̓λωᾱ́ ălōā́	ᾰ̓λωαί ălōaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἀλωή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀλωή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀλωή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀλωή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀλωή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press