ἀργαλέος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

By dissimilation from *ἀλγαλέος (*algaléos), from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡa.lé.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡaˈle.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.ɣaˈle.os/

Adjective

ἀργᾰλέος • (argaléos) m (feminine ἀργᾰλέᾱ, neuter ἀργᾰλέον); first/second declension

hard to bear, difficult to endure, troublesome, vexatious

Declension

First and second declension of ἀργᾰλέος; ἀργᾰλέᾱ; ἀργᾰλέον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀργᾰλέος argaléos	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέοι argaléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argaléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Genitive	ἀργᾰλέου argaléou	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argaléās	ἀργᾰλέου argaléou	ἀργᾰλέοιν argaléoin	ἀργᾰλέαιν argaléain	ἀργᾰλέοιν argaléoin	ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn	ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn	ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn
Dative	ἀργᾰλέῳ argaléōi	ἀργᾰλέᾳ argaléāi	ἀργᾰλέῳ argaléōi	ἀργᾰλέοιν argaléoin	ἀργᾰλέαιν argaléain	ἀργᾰλέοιν argaléoin	ἀργᾰλέοις argaléois	ἀργᾰλέαις argaléais	ἀργᾰλέοις argaléois
Accusative	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέᾱν argaléān	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέους argaléous	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argaléās	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Vocative	ἀργᾰλέε argalée	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέοι argaléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argaléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀργᾰλέως argaléōs			ἀργᾰλεώτερος argaleṓteros			ἀργᾰλεώτᾰτος argaleṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀργᾰλέος; ἀργᾰλέη; ἀργᾰλέον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀργᾰλέος argaléos	ἀργᾰλέη argaléē	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέοι argaléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argaléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Genitive	ἀργᾰλέου / ἀργᾰλεοῖο / ἀργᾰλέοιο / ἀργᾰλεόο / ἀργᾰλέοο argaléou / argaleoîo / argaléoio / argaleóo / argaléoo	ἀργᾰλέης argaléēs	ἀργᾰλέου / ἀργᾰλεοῖο / ἀργᾰλέοιο / ἀργᾰλεόο / ἀργᾰλέοο argaléou / argaleoîo / argaléoio / argaleóo / argaléoo	ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argaléoiin	ἀργᾰλέαιν / ἀργᾰλέαιῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃῐν argaléai(i)n / argaléēiin	ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argaléoiin	ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn	ἀργᾰλεᾱ́ων / ἀργᾰλεέ͜ων / ἀργᾰλεῶν argaleā́ōn / argaleé͜ōn / argaleôn	ἀργᾰλέων argaléōn
Dative	ἀργᾰλέῳ argaléōi	ἀργᾰλέῃ argaléēi	ἀργᾰλέῳ argaléōi	ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argaléoiin	ἀργᾰλέαιν / ἀργᾰλέαιῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃῐν argaléai(i)n / argaléēiin	ἀργᾰλέοιῐν argaléoiin	ἀργᾰλέοισῐ / ἀργᾰλέοισῐν / ἀργᾰλέοις argaléoisi(n) / argaléois	ἀργᾰλέῃσῐ / ἀργᾰλέῃσῐν / ἀργᾰλέῃς / ἀργᾰλέαις argaléēisi(n) / argaléēis / argaléais	ἀργᾰλέοισῐ / ἀργᾰλέοισῐν / ἀργᾰλέοις argaléoisi(n) / argaléois
Accusative	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέην argaléēn	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέους argaléous	ἀργᾰλέᾱς argaléās	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Vocative	ἀργᾰλέε argalée	ἀργᾰλέη argaléē	ἀργᾰλέον argaléon	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέᾱ argaléā	ἀργᾰλέω argaléō	ἀργᾰλέοι argaléoi	ἀργᾰλέαι argaléai	ἀργᾰλέᾰ argaléa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀργᾰλέως argaléōs			ἀργᾰλεώτερος argaleṓteros			ἀργᾰλεώτᾰτος argaleṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.