-άλα
See also: αλά, ἅλα, Ἄλα, and Appendix:Variations of "ala"
Greek
Etymology
Modern Greek coinage which follows patterns set out in such word groups as πηλαλώ (pilaló, “run”) → πηλάλα (pilála, “running”) and κεφάλι (kefáli, “head”) → κεφάλα (kefála, “big head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈala/
Suffix
-άλα • (-ála) f
- added to a verb, to create nouns or adverbs describing an action or the resulting action:
- τρέχω (trécho, “run”) + -άλα (-ála) → τρεχάλα (trechála, “running, at full speed”)
- κρεμώ (kremó, “hang”) + -άλα (-ála) → κρεμάλα (kremála, “noose, gallows”)
- φεύγω (févgo, “leave”) + -άλα (-ála) → φευγάλα (fevgála, “flight, escape”)
- φουσκώνω (fouskóno, “inflate, blow up”) + -άλα (-ála) → φουσκάλα (fouskála, “blister”)
Declension
declension of -άλα
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -άλα • | -άλες • |
| genitive | -άλας • | — |
| accusative | -άλα • | -άλες • |
| vocative | -άλα • | -άλες • |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B1' title='Category:Greek words suffixed with -άλα'>Greek words suffixed with -άλα</a>