ἀλάβη
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ἀλάβα (alába)
Etymology[edit]
Because of its structure, it is probably a Pre-Greek word.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.lá.bɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈla.be̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈla.βi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈla.vi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈla.vi/
Noun[edit]
ἀλάβη • (alábē)
- Hesychius' gives the definition as: λιγνύς (lignús, “murky fire”), σποδός (spodós, “embers”), καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab; cancer”), μαρίλη (marílē, “coal-dust”).
References[edit]
- “ἀλάβη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀλάβη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Hesychius' Lexicon: α