-αλέος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from *-αλος (*-alos) +‎ -εος (-eos), but the second element is semantically problematic, and further etymology is unknown.^[1] The first element is related to the Caland system.^[2]

Suffix

-ᾰλέος • (-ăléos) m (feminine -ᾰλέᾱ, neuter -ᾰλέον); first/second declension

Forms adjectives from roots

Inflection

First and second declension of -ᾰλέος; -ᾰλέᾱ; -ᾰλέον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-ᾰλέος -ăléos	-ᾰλέᾱ -ăléā	-ᾰλέον -ăléon	-ᾰλέω -ăléō	-ᾰλέᾱ -ăléā	-ᾰλέω -ăléō	-ᾰλέοι -ăléoi	-ᾰλέαι -ăléai	-ᾰλέᾰ -ăléă
Genitive	-ᾰλέου -ăléou	-ᾰλέᾱς -ăléās	-ᾰλέου -ăléou	-ᾰλέοιν -ăléoin	-ᾰλέαιν -ăléain	-ᾰλέοιν -ăléoin	-ᾰλέων -ăléōn	-ᾰλέων -ăléōn	-ᾰλέων -ăléōn
Dative	-ᾰλέῳ -ăléōi	-ᾰλέᾳ -ăléāi	-ᾰλέῳ -ăléōi	-ᾰλέοιν -ăléoin	-ᾰλέαιν -ăléain	-ᾰλέοιν -ăléoin	-ᾰλέοις -ăléois	-ᾰλέαις -ăléais	-ᾰλέοις -ăléois
Accusative	-ᾰλέον -ăléon	-ᾰλέᾱν -ăléān	-ᾰλέον -ăléon	-ᾰλέω -ăléō	-ᾰλέᾱ -ăléā	-ᾰλέω -ăléō	-ᾰλέους -ăléous	-ᾰλέᾱς -ăléās	-ᾰλέᾰ -ăléă
Vocative	-ᾰλέε -ălée	-ᾰλέᾱ -ăléā	-ᾰλέον -ăléon	-ᾰλέω -ăléō	-ᾰλέᾱ -ăléā	-ᾰλέω -ăléō	-ᾰλέοι -ăléoi	-ᾰλέαι -ăléai	-ᾰλέᾰ -ăléă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	-ᾰλέως -ăléōs			-ᾰλεώτερος -ăleṓteros			-ᾰλεώτᾰτος -ăleṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -αλέος

θαρραλέος

ταρβαλέος

Related terms

-αίνω (-aínō)

References

^ Ryan Seaberg (2019 December) Lexical Blends in Greek and Latin Comedic Idiom‎^[1], page 233
^ Lucien van Beek (2022 October 22) Reflexes of *r̥ and *l̥ in ‘Caland’ Formations‎^[2], Brill, →ISBN, pages 142–188

[1] Ryan Seaberg (2019 December) Lexical Blends in Greek and Latin Comedic Idiom‎^[1], page 233

[2] Lucien van Beek (2022 October 22) Reflexes of *r̥ and *l̥ in ‘Caland’ Formations‎^[2], Brill, →ISBN, pages 142–188

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