γάλα
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either inherited from Proto-Indo-European *glakt-/*galakt- (note Hittite galaktar 'soothing substance, nutriment', from galak- 'to soothe') or a loaned Wanderwort from an unknown Mediterranean source. Related to Latin lac and Old Armenian կաթն (katʿn).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ɡála/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɣála/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ɣála/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ɣála/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ɣála/
Noun[edit]
γάλα (genitive γάλακτος or γάλακος); n, third declension; (gala)
Inflection[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
Alternative forms for the genitive singular and dative singular are γάλακος and γάλακι respectively. In addition, γάλα was sometimes treated as indeclinable.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
- Strong’s concordance number: G1051
Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: [ˈɣala]
- Hyphenation: γά‧λα
Noun[edit]
γάλα (gála) n, plural γάλατα
- milk
- κατσικίσιο γάλα (goat's milk)
Declension[edit]
declension of γάλα
Related terms[edit]
- βουτυρόγαλα f (voutyrógala, “buttermilk”)
- πρωτόγαλα f (protógala)
- συμπυκνωμένο γάλα f (sympyknoméno gála, “condensed milk”)
See also[edit]
- εβαπορέ n (evaporé, “evaporated milk”)
External links[edit]
Γάλα on the Greek Wikipedia.el.Wikipedia