ἄλιξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Walde derived the word from ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”), but this is unconvincing. The formation is like ἕλιξ (hélix) and χόλιξ (khólix). The nature of the connection with Latin alica (“kind of wheat”) is unknown. According to Beekes, it is a loanword from an unknown language.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.liks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.liks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.liks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.liks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.liks/

Noun

ἄλῐξ • (álix) m (genitive ἄλῐκος); third declension

groats of einkorn wheat
allec, fish sauce

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́λῐξ; τοῦ ᾰ̓́λῐκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́λῐξ ho álix	τὼ ᾰ̓́λῐκε tṑ álike	οἱ ᾰ̓́λῐκες hoi álikes
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́λῐκος toû álikos	τοῖν ᾰ̓λῐ́κοιν toîn alíkoin	τῶν ᾰ̓λῐ́κων tôn alíkōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́λῐκῐ tôi áliki	τοῖν ᾰ̓λῐ́κοιν toîn alíkoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓́λῐξῐ / ᾰ̓́λῐξῐν toîs álixi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́λῐκᾰ tòn álika	τὼ ᾰ̓́λῐκε tṑ álike	τοὺς ᾰ̓́λῐκᾰς toùs álikas
Vocative	ᾰ̓́λῐξ álix	ᾰ̓́λῐκε álike	ᾰ̓́λῐκες álikes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: alica

References

ἄλιξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἄλιξ 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