Γέλα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Named after Γέλᾱς (Gélās, “the river Gela”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡé.laː/ → /ˈʝe.la/ → /ˈʝe.la/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡé.laː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe.la/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.la/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.la/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.la/

Proper noun

Γέλᾱ • (Gélā) f (genitive Γέλᾱς); first declension

1. Gela (a city in Sicily)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Γέλᾱ; τῆς Γέλᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Γέλᾱ hē Gélā
Genitive	τῆς Γέλᾱς tês Gélās
Dative	τῇ Γέλᾳ têi Gélāi
Accusative	τὴν Γέλᾱν tḕn Gélān
Vocative	Γέλᾱ Gélā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Γελῷος (Gelôios)

Descendants

• Greek: Γέλα (Géla)
• Italian: Gela
• Latin: Gela
• Sicilian: Gela

References

• Γέλα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011