ἄλλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• αἶλος (Arcadocypriot)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ályos, *h₂élyos. Cognates include Latin alius, Old Irish aile, Old Armenian այլ (ayl), and Old English elles (English else).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ál̚los/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ál̚los/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ál̚los/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ál̚los/

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

Adjective

ἄλλος m, ἄλλη f, ἄλλο n; first/second declension; (allos)

1. other, another, different
2. yet, still

Derived terms

• ἀλλοῖος

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
• Strong’s concordance number: G243