μαλακόλαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós, “soft; effeminate”) +‎ λᾰλέω (lăléō, “to talk, chat”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ma.la.kó.la.los/ → /ma.laˈko.la.los/ → /ma.laˈko.la.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ma.la.kó.la.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈko.la.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈko.la.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈko.la.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈko.la.los/

Adjective

μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλος • (mălăkólălos) m or f (neuter μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλον); second declension

1. speaking effeminately

Inflection

Second declension of μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλος; μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλος mălăkólălos	μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλον mălăkólălon		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λω mălăkolắlō	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λω mălăkolắlō		μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλοι mălăkólăloi	μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλᾰ mălăkólălă
Genitive		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λου mălăkolắlou	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λου mălăkolắlou		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λοιν mălăkolắloin	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λοιν mălăkolắloin		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λων mălăkolắlōn	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λων mălăkolắlōn
Dative		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λῳ mălăkolắlōi	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λῳ mălăkolắlōi		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λοιν mălăkolắloin	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λοιν mălăkolắloin		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λοις mălăkolắlois	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λοις mălăkolắlois
Accusative		μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλον mălăkólălon	μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλον mălăkólălon		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λω mălăkolắlō	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λω mălăkolắlō		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λους mălăkolắlous	μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλᾰ mălăkólălă
Vocative		μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλε mălăkólăle	μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλον mălăkólălon		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λω mălăkolắlō	μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λω mălăkolắlō		μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλοι mălăkólăloi	μᾰλᾰκόλᾰλᾰ mălăkólălă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		μᾰλᾰκολᾰ́λως mălăkolắlōs			μᾰλᾰκολᾰλώτερος mălăkolălṓteros			μᾰλᾰκολᾰλώτᾰτος mălăkolălṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “μαλακόλαλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press