ἰάλεμος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἰήλεμος (iḗlemos) — Ionic

Etymology

It is improbable that this expressive word derives from the interjection ἰή (iḗ). The suffix is found only in κοάλεμος (koálemos, “stupid fellow, booby”), which may have influenced the later meaning of this word. Since κοάλεμος (koálemos) is Pre-Greek, the same must hold for the present word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.ǎː.le.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /iˈa.le.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈa.le.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈa.le.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈa.le.mos/

Noun

ἰᾱ́λεμος • (iā́lemos) m (genitive ἰᾱλέμου); second declension

lament, dirge
Synonym: θρῆνος (thrênos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἰᾱ́λεμμος; τοῦ ἰᾱλέμμου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἰᾱ́λεμμος ho iā́lemmos	τὼ ἰᾱλέμμω tṑ iālémmō	οἱ ἰᾱ́λεμμοι hoi iā́lemmoi
Genitive	τοῦ ἰᾱλέμμου toû iālémmou	τοῖν ἰᾱλέμμοιν toîn iālémmoin	τῶν ἰᾱλέμμων tôn iālémmōn
Dative	τῷ ἰᾱλέμμῳ tôi iālémmōi	τοῖν ἰᾱλέμμοιν toîn iālémmoin	τοῖς ἰᾱλέμμοις toîs iālémmois
Accusative	τὸν ἰᾱ́λεμμον tòn iā́lemmon	τὼ ἰᾱλέμμω tṑ iālémmō	τοὺς ἰᾱλέμμους toùs iālémmous
Vocative	ἰᾱ́λεμμε iā́lemme	ἰᾱλέμμω iālémmō	ἰᾱ́λεμμοι iā́lemmoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

ἰᾱ́λεμος • (iā́lemos) m or f (neuter ἰᾱ́λεμον); second declension

hapless, melancholic
tedious, dull, stupid

Declension

Second declension of ἰᾱ́λεμος; ἰᾱ́λεμον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἰᾱ́λεμος iā́lemos	ἰᾱ́λεμον iā́lemon	ἰᾱλέμω iālémō	ἰᾱλέμω iālémō	ἰᾱ́λεμοι iā́lemoi	ἰᾱ́λεμᾰ iā́lema
Genitive	ἰᾱλέμου iālémou	ἰᾱλέμου iālémou	ἰᾱλέμοιν iālémoin	ἰᾱλέμοιν iālémoin	ἰᾱλέμων iālémōn	ἰᾱλέμων iālémōn
Dative	ἰᾱλέμῳ iālémōi	ἰᾱλέμῳ iālémōi	ἰᾱλέμοιν iālémoin	ἰᾱλέμοιν iālémoin	ἰᾱλέμοις iālémois	ἰᾱλέμοις iālémois
Accusative	ἰᾱ́λεμον iā́lemon	ἰᾱ́λεμον iā́lemon	ἰᾱλέμω iālémō	ἰᾱλέμω iālémō	ἰᾱλέμους iālémous	ἰᾱ́λεμᾰ iā́lema
Vocative	ἰᾱ́λεμε iā́leme	ἰᾱ́λεμον iā́lemon	ἰᾱλέμω iālémō	ἰᾱλέμω iālémō	ἰᾱ́λεμοι iā́lemoi	ἰᾱ́λεμᾰ iā́lema
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἰᾱλέμως iālémōs		ἰᾱλεμώτερος iālemṓteros		ἰᾱλεμώτᾰτος iālemṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἰαλεμέω (ialeméō)
ἰαλεμίζω (ialemízō)
ἰαλεμίστρια (ialemístria)
ἰαλεμώδης (ialemṓdēs)