πέλαγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Some suggest the source is Proto-Indo-European *pele- (“flat, broad, plain”), whereas others such as Beekes suggest a non-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πέλᾰγος • (pélagos) n (genitive πελᾰ́γους); third declension

  1. sea
    Synonym: θάλασσα (thálassa)

Declension
Third declension of τὸ πέλᾰγος; τοῦ πελᾰ́γους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πέλᾰγος
tò pélagos		 τὼ πελᾰ́γει
tṑ pelágei		 τᾰ̀ πελᾰ́γη
tà pelágē
Genitive τοῦ πελᾰ́γους
toû pelágous		 τοῖν πελᾰγοῖν
toîn pelagoîn		 τῶν πελᾰγῶν
tôn pelagôn
Dative τῷ πελᾰ́γει
tôi pelágei		 τοῖν πελᾰγοῖν
toîn pelagoîn		 τοῖς πελᾰ́γεσῐ / πελᾰ́γεσῐν
toîs pelágesi(n)
Accusative τὸ πέλᾰγος
tò pélagos		 τὼ πελᾰ́γει
tṑ pelágei		 τᾰ̀ πελᾰ́γη
tà pelágē
Vocative πέλᾰγος
pélagos		 πελᾰ́γει
pelágei		 πελᾰ́γη
pelágē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: πέλαγος (pélagos)
  • → Albanian: pellg
  • → Latin: pelagus (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Armenian: պեղագոս (pełagos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).

Noun

πέλαγος • (pélagos) n (plural πελάγη)

  1. sea (Adriatic, Aegean, Ionian, etc.)

Usage notes
  • ωκεανός m (okeanós, “ocean”) (e.g. Atlantic, Pacific)
  • θάλασσα f (thálassa, “larger sea”) (e.g. Mediterranean, Baltic, Caribbean)
  • πέλαγος m (pélagos, “smaller sea”) (e.g. Adriatic, Aegean, Ionian)

Declension
declension of πέλαγος
singular plural
nominative πέλαγος • πελάγη •
genitive πελάγους • πελαγών •
accusative πέλαγος • πελάγη •
vocative πέλαγος • πελάγη •
The alternative genitive plural πελάγων is more common.

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