λαλαγή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λᾰλᾰ́ζω (lalázō, “to babble”) +‎ -ή (-ḗ). See λαλέω (laléō, “I prattle, talk, chat”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /la.la.ɡɛ̌ː/ → /la.laˈʝi/ → /la.laˈʝi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /la.la.ɡɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /la.laˈɡe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /la.laˈʝi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /la.laˈʝi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /la.laˈʝi/

Noun

λᾰλᾰγή • (lalagḗ) f (genitive λᾰλᾰγῆς); first declension

1. prattle

   Synonym: λᾰ́λημᾰ (lálēma)

Declension

First declension of ἡ λᾰλᾰγή; τῆς λᾰλᾰγῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ λᾰλᾰγή hē lalagḗ	τὼ λᾰλᾰγᾱ́ tṑ lalagā́	αἱ λᾰλᾰγαί hai lalagaí
Genitive	τῆς λᾰλᾰγῆς tês lalagês	τοῖν λᾰλᾰγαῖν toîn lalagaîn	τῶν λᾰλᾰγῶν tôn lalagôn
Dative	τῇ λᾰλᾰγῇ têi lalagêi	τοῖν λᾰλᾰγαῖν toîn lalagaîn	ταῖς λᾰλᾰγαῖς taîs lalagaîs
Accusative	τὴν λᾰλᾰγήν tḕn lalagḗn	τὼ λᾰλᾰγᾱ́ tṑ lalagā́	τᾱ̀ς λᾰλᾰγᾱ́ς tā̀s lalagā́s
Vocative	λᾰλᾰγή lalagḗ	λᾰλᾰγᾱ́ lalagā́	λᾰλᾰγαί lalagaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• λᾰλᾰγέω (lalagéō)
• λᾰλᾰ́γημᾰ (lalágēma)
• λᾰλᾰγητής (lalagētḗs)

 

Further reading

• “λαλαγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λαλαγή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette