θαλερός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰl̥h₁rós, whence possibly also Sanskrit धीर (dhīra, “steady, brave, energetic, resolute”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom”), the root of θάλλω (thállō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰa.le.rós/ → /θa.leˈros/ → /θa.leˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰa.le.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰa.leˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θa.leˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θa.leˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θa.leˈros/

Adjective

θᾰλερός • (thalerós) m (feminine θᾰλερᾱ́, neuter θᾰλερόν); first/second declension

1. blooming (thriving in health, beauty and vigor)
2. stout, sturdy
3. hale, vigorous
4. fresh, young, youthful

Declension

First and second declension of θᾰλερός; θᾰλερᾱ́; θᾰλερόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾰλερός thalerós	θᾰλερᾱ́ thalerā́	θᾰλερόν thalerón		θᾰλερώ thalerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thalerā́	θᾰλερώ thalerṓ		θᾰλεροί thaleroí	θᾰλεραί thaleraí	θᾰλερᾰ́ thalerá
Genitive		θᾰλεροῦ thaleroû	θᾰλερᾶς thalerâs	θᾰλεροῦ thaleroû		θᾰλεροῖν thaleroîn	θᾰλεραῖν thaleraîn	θᾰλεροῖν thaleroîn		θᾰλερῶν thalerôn	θᾰλερῶν thalerôn	θᾰλερῶν thalerôn
Dative		θᾰλερῷ thalerôi	θᾰλερᾷ thalerâi	θᾰλερῷ thalerôi		θᾰλεροῖν thaleroîn	θᾰλεραῖν thaleraîn	θᾰλεροῖν thaleroîn		θᾰλεροῖς thaleroîs	θᾰλεραῖς thaleraîs	θᾰλεροῖς thaleroîs
Accusative		θᾰλερόν thalerón	θᾰλερᾱ́ν thalerā́n	θᾰλερόν thalerón		θᾰλερώ thalerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thalerā́	θᾰλερώ thalerṓ		θᾰλερούς thaleroús	θᾰλερᾱ́ς thalerā́s	θᾰλερᾰ́ thalerá
Vocative		θᾰλερέ thaleré	θᾰλερᾱ́ thalerā́	θᾰλερόν thalerón		θᾰλερώ thalerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thalerā́	θᾰλερώ thalerṓ		θᾰλεροί thaleroí	θᾰλεραί thaleraí	θᾰλερᾰ́ thalerá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θᾰλερῶς thalerôs				θᾰλερώτερος thalerṓteros				θᾰλερώτᾰτος thalerṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of θᾰλερός; θᾰλερή; θᾰλερόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾰλερός thalerós	θᾰλερή thalerḗ	θᾰλερόν thalerón		θᾰλερώ thalerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thalerā́	θᾰλερώ thalerṓ		θᾰλεροί thaleroí	θᾰλεραί thaleraí	θᾰλερᾰ́ thalerá
Genitive		θᾰλεροῦ / θᾰλεροῖο / θᾰλερόο thaleroû / thaleroîo / thaleróo	θᾰλερῆς thalerês	θᾰλεροῦ / θᾰλεροῖο / θᾰλερόο thaleroû / thaleroîo / thaleróo		θᾰλεροῖῐν thaleroîin	θᾰλεραῖν / θᾰλεραῖῐν / θᾰλερῇῐν thaleraî(i)n / thalerêiin	θᾰλεροῖῐν thaleroîin		θᾰλερῶν thalerôn	θᾰλερᾱ́ων / θᾰλερέ͜ων / θᾰλερῶν thalerā́ōn / thaleré͜ōn / thalerôn	θᾰλερῶν thalerôn
Dative		θᾰλερῷ thalerôi	θᾰλερῇ thalerêi	θᾰλερῷ thalerôi		θᾰλεροῖῐν thaleroîin	θᾰλεραῖν / θᾰλεραῖῐν / θᾰλερῇῐν thaleraî(i)n / thalerêiin	θᾰλεροῖῐν thaleroîin		θᾰλεροῖσῐ / θᾰλεροῖσῐν / θᾰλεροῖς thaleroîsi(n) / thaleroîs	θᾰλερῇσῐ / θᾰλερῇσῐν / θᾰλερῇς / θᾰλεραῖς thalerêisi(n) / thalerêis / thaleraîs	θᾰλεροῖσῐ / θᾰλεροῖσῐν / θᾰλεροῖς thaleroîsi(n) / thaleroîs
Accusative		θᾰλερόν thalerón	θᾰλερήν thalerḗn	θᾰλερόν thalerón		θᾰλερώ thalerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thalerā́	θᾰλερώ thalerṓ		θᾰλερούς thaleroús	θᾰλερᾱ́ς thalerā́s	θᾰλερᾰ́ thalerá
Vocative		θᾰλερέ thaleré	θᾰλερή thalerḗ	θᾰλερόν thalerón		θᾰλερώ thalerṓ	θᾰλερᾱ́ thalerā́	θᾰλερώ thalerṓ		θᾰλεροί thaleroí	θᾰλεραί thaleraí	θᾰλερᾰ́ thalerá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θᾰλερῶς thalerôs				θᾰλερώτερος thalerṓteros				θᾰλερώτᾰτος thalerṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “θαλερός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• θαλερός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “θαλερός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • blooming idem, page 85.
  • flower idem, page 329.
  • fresh idem, page 344.
  • hale idem, page 381.
  • prime idem, page 640.
  • vigorous idem, page 952.
  • young idem, page 997.
  • youthful idem, page 997.