𒀠𒉺𒀸

Hittite

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”). Cognate to Latin albus (“white”), Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “whiteness, white leprosy”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu, “white”) and Old Welsh elbid (“world”).

Noun

𒀠𒉺𒀸 • (alpas) c

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Inflection

Broad transcription
a-stem noun¹
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	alpaš	alpeš, alpiš
vocative	alpi, alpa	–
accusative	alpan	alpuš
genitive	alpaš	alpaš, alpan²
dative-locative	alpi	alpaš
allative	alpa	–
ablative	alpaz(a)	alpaz(a)
instrumental	alpit	alpit
1. The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension. 2. Only in Old Hittite.

Cuneiform script
a-stem noun
Common gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	𒀠𒉺𒀸	𒀠pe𒌍, 𒀠pi𒅖
	al-pa-aš	al-pe-eš, al-pi-iš
vocative	𒀠𒉺, 𒀠pi	–
	al-pa, al-pi
accusative	𒀠𒉺𒀭	𒀠𒁍𒍑
	al-pa-an	al-pu-uš
genitive	𒀠𒉺𒀸	𒀠𒉺𒀸, 𒀠𒉺𒀭
	al-pa-aš	al-pa-aš, al-pa-an
dative-locative	𒀠pi	𒀠𒉺𒀸
	al-pi	al-pa-aš
allative	𒀠𒉺	–
	al-pa
ablative	𒀠𒉺𒊍	𒀠𒉺𒊍
	al-pa-az	al-pa-az
instrumental	𒀠pi𒀉	𒀠pi𒀉
	al-pi-it	al-pi-it
More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration