ἄλβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The transliteration into Greek of the Latin word albus.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /albos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /albos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /alβos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /alvos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /alvos/

Adjective

ἄλβος m, ἄλβα f, ἅλβον n; first/second declension; (albos)

1. white

   καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ὁ Ρῶμος τοῖς αὐτοῖς τέτρασι στοιχείοις τὰ ὀνόματα͵ τῇ γῇ τὸ Πράσινον μέρος͵ ὅ ἐστι τὸ χλοῶδες͵ τῇ δὲ θαλάσσῃ͵ ὅ ἐστι τοῖς ὕδασιν͵ τὸ Βένετον μέρος͵ ὡς κυανόν͵ τῷ δὲ πυρὶ τὸ Ρούσιον μέρος͵ ὡς ἐρυθρόν͵ τῷ δὲ ἀέρι τὸ Ἄλβον μέρος͵ ὡς λευκόν· κἀκεῖθεν ἐπενοήθη τὰ τέσσαρα μέρη ἐν Ρώμῃ (Joannes Malalas Chronogr., 1)

Inflection

    First and second declension of ἄλβος, ἄλβᾱ, ἄλβον

Number	Singular				Dual				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἄλβος	ἄλβᾱ	ἄλβον		ἄλβω	ἄλβᾱ	ἄλβω		ἄλβοι	ἄλβαι	ἄλβᾰ
Genitive	ἄλβου	ἄλβᾱς	ἄλβου		ἄλβοιν	ἄλβαιν	ἄλβοιν		ἄλβων	ἄλβων	ἄλβων
Dative	ἄλβῳ	ἄλβᾳ	ἄλβῳ		ἄλβοιν	ἄλβαιν	ἄλβοιν		ἄλβοις	ἄλβαις	ἄλβοις
Accusative	ἄλβον	ἄλβᾱν	ἄλβον		ἄλβω	ἄλβᾱ	ἄλβω		ἄλβους	ἄλβᾱς	ἄλβᾰ
Vocative	ἄλβε	ἄλβᾱ	ἄλβον		ἄλβω	ἄλβᾱ	ἄλβω		ἄλβοι	ἄλβαι	ἄλβᾰ

References

• Stephanus Byzantius in Άλβα.
• Strabo 4,6,1.2 - 5,3,9