ἄλβος

Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Latin albus. Doublet of ἀλφός (alphós).

ἄλβος • (álbos) m (feminine ἄλβα, neuter ἄλβον); first/second declension

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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)

First and second declension of ᾰ̓́λβος; ᾰ̓́λβᾱ; ᾰ̓́λβον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓́λβος ắlbos	ᾰ̓́λβᾱ ắlbā	ᾰ̓́λβον ắlbon	ᾰ̓́λβω ắlbō	ᾰ̓́λβᾱ ắlbā	ᾰ̓́λβω ắlbō	ᾰ̓́λβοι ắlboi	ᾰ̓́λβαι ắlbai	ᾰ̓́λβᾰ ắlbă
Genitive	ᾰ̓́λβου ắlbou	ᾰ̓́λβᾱς ắlbās	ᾰ̓́λβου ắlbou	ᾰ̓́λβοιν ắlboin	ᾰ̓́λβαιν ắlbain	ᾰ̓́λβοιν ắlboin	ᾰ̓́λβων ắlbōn	ᾰ̓́λβων ắlbōn	ᾰ̓́λβων ắlbōn
Dative	ᾰ̓́λβῳ ắlbōi	ᾰ̓́λβᾳ ắlbāi	ᾰ̓́λβῳ ắlbōi	ᾰ̓́λβοιν ắlboin	ᾰ̓́λβαιν ắlbain	ᾰ̓́λβοιν ắlboin	ᾰ̓́λβοις ắlbois	ᾰ̓́λβαις ắlbais	ᾰ̓́λβοις ắlbois
Accusative	ᾰ̓́λβον ắlbon	ᾰ̓́λβᾱν ắlbān	ᾰ̓́λβον ắlbon	ᾰ̓́λβω ắlbō	ᾰ̓́λβᾱ ắlbā	ᾰ̓́λβω ắlbō	ᾰ̓́λβους ắlbous	ᾰ̓́λβᾱς ắlbās	ᾰ̓́λβᾰ ắlbă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́λβε ắlbe	ᾰ̓́λβᾱ ắlbā	ᾰ̓́λβον ắlbon	ᾰ̓́λβω ắlbō	ᾰ̓́λβᾱ ắlbā	ᾰ̓́λβω ắlbō	ᾰ̓́λβοι ắlboi	ᾰ̓́λβαι ắlbai	ᾰ̓́λβᾰ ắlbă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓́λβως ắlbōs			ᾰ̓λβότερος ălbóteros			ᾰ̓λβότᾰτος ălbótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

ἄλβος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007), Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Stephanus Byzantius in Άλβα.
Strabo 4,6,1.2 - 5,3,9