ἀλαλή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀλαλά (alalá) – Doric

Etymology

Of onomoatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.la.lɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.laˈle/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.laˈli/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.laˈli/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.laˈli/

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Noun

ἀλαλή • (alalḗ) f (genitive ἀλαλῆς); first declension

A loud cry, especially a war cry
The battle itself

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀλαλή; τῆς ἀλαλῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀλαλή hē alalḗ	τὼ ἀλαλᾱ́ tṑ alalā́	αἱ ἀλαλαί hai alalaí
Genitive	τῆς ἀλαλῆς tês alalês	τοῖν ἀλαλαῖν toîn alalaîn	τῶν ἀλαλῶν tôn alalôn
Dative	τῇ ἀλαλῇ têi alalêi	τοῖν ἀλαλαῖν toîn alalaîn	ταῖς ἀλαλαῖς taîs alalaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἀλαλήν tḕn alalḗn	τὼ ἀλαλᾱ́ tṑ alalā́	τᾱ̀ς ἀλαλᾱ́ς tā̀s alalā́s
Vocative	ἀλαλή alalḗ	ἀλαλᾱ́ alalā́	ἀλαλαί alalaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀλαλαγή (alalagḗ)
ἀλάλαγμα (alálagma)
ἀλαλαγμός (alalagmós)
ἀλαλάζω (alalázō)
ἀλαλαί (alalaí)
ἀλαλητός (alalētós)