ἀλαλή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀλαλά (alalá) — Doric

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin. According to one legend, the Athenian use of "Ἀλαλή" was based on the calls of the owl, a sacred bird to their patron goddess Athena.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ἀλᾰλή • (alălḗ) f (genitive ἀλᾰλῆς); first declension

A loud cry, especially a war cry
The battle itself

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀλᾰλή; τῆς ἀλᾰλῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀλᾰλή hē alălḗ	τὼ ἀλᾰλᾱ́ tṑ alălā́	αἱ ἀλᾰλαί hai alălaí
Genitive	τῆς ἀλᾰλῆς tês alălês	τοῖν ἀλᾰλαῖν toîn alălaîn	τῶν ἀλᾰλῶν tôn alălôn
Dative	τῇ ἀλᾰλῇ tēî alălēî	τοῖν ἀλᾰλαῖν toîn alălaîn	ταῖς ἀλᾰλαῖς taîs alălaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἀλᾰλήν tḕn alălḗn	τὼ ἀλᾰλᾱ́ tṑ alălā́	τᾱ̀ς ἀλᾰλᾱ́ς tā̀s alălā́s
Vocative	ἀλᾰλή alălḗ	ἀλᾰλᾱ́ alălā́	ἀλᾰλαί alălaí
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)