άλας

See also: Ἄλας and ἅλας

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἅλας (hálas, “common salt”). Doublet of the inherited αλάτι (aláti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.las/
• Hyphenation: ά‧λας

Noun

άλας • (álas) n (plural άλατα)

1. (formal, chemistry) salt (a product of neutralisation between an acid and a base)
2. (colloquial, in the plural)

• see: άλατα (álata) back trouble

Declension

declension of άλας

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	άλας •	άλατα •
genitive	άλατος •	αλάτων •
accusative	άλας •	άλατα •
vocative	άλας •	άλατα •

Coordinate terms

• αλάτι n (aláti, “common or table salt”)

Further reading

• άλας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
• άλας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
• άλας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el