γάλως

Ancient Greek

Probably from Proto-Hellenic *galawos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂lōws. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic зълъва (zŭlŭva) (Russian золовка (zolovka)), Latin glōs, Phrygian γέλαρος (gélaros) and Old Armenian տալ (tal).

γᾰ́λως • (gálōs) f (genitive γᾰ́λω); second declension
γᾰ́λως • (gálōs) f (genitive γᾰ́λωτος); third declension

Attic second declension of ἡ γᾰ́λως; τῆς γᾰ́λω (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γᾰ́λως hē gálōs	τὼ γᾰ́λω tṑ gálō	αἱ γᾰ́λῳ hai gálōi
Genitive	τῆς γᾰ́λω tês gálō	τοῖν γᾰ́λῳν toîn gálōin	τῶν γᾰ́λων tôn gálōn
Dative	τῇ γᾰ́λῳ têi gálōi	τοῖν γᾰ́λῳν toîn gálōin	ταῖς γᾰ́λῳς taîs gálōis
Accusative	τὴν γᾰ́λω / γᾰ́λων tḕn gálō(n)	τὼ γᾰ́λω tṑ gálō	τᾱ̀ς γᾰ́λως tā̀s gálōs
Vocative	γᾰ́λως gálōs	γᾰ́λω gálō	γᾰ́λῳ gálōi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ γᾰ́λως; τῆς γᾰ́λωτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γᾰ́λως hē gálōs	τὼ γᾰ́λωτε tṑ gálōte	αἱ γᾰ́λωτες hai gálōtes
Genitive	τῆς γᾰ́λωτος tês gálōtos	τοῖν γᾰλώτοιν toîn galṓtoin	τῶν γᾰλώτων tôn galṓtōn
Dative	τῇ γᾰ́λωτῐ têi gálōti	τοῖν γᾰλώτοιν toîn galṓtoin	ταῖς γᾰ́λωσῐ / γᾰ́λωσῐν taîs gálōsi(n)
Accusative	τὴν γᾰ́λωτᾰ tḕn gálōta	τὼ γᾰ́λωτε tṑ gálōte	τᾱ̀ς γᾰ́λωτᾰς tā̀s gálōtas
Vocative	γᾰ́λως gálōs	γᾰ́λωτε gálōte	γᾰ́λωτες gálōtes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.