Ancient Greek dictionary · adjective
παλαιός
old; aged
Transliteration: palaios
Dictionary forms: πᾰλαιός, πᾰλαιή, πᾰλαιόν
Inflection: first/second declension
Meaning and definitions
- old; aged
- ancient; of times past
- time-honoured; venerable
- antiquated; outdated
Connected roots
- paleo-
old, ancient
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- paleontology
the study of fossil animals and plants
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| πᾰλαιός | nom. sg. masc. |
| πᾰλαιᾱ́ | nom. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιόν | nom. sg. neut. |
| πᾰλαιοί | nom. pl. masc. |
| πᾰλαιαί | nom. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιᾰ́ | nom. pl. neut. |
| πᾰλαιοῦ | gen. sg. masc. |
| πᾰλαιᾶς | gen. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιοῦ | gen. sg. neut. |
| πᾰλαιῶν | gen. pl. masc. |
| πᾰλαιῶν | gen. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιῶν | gen. pl. neut. |
| πᾰλαιῷ | dat. sg. masc. |
| πᾰλαιᾷ | dat. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιῷ | dat. sg. neut. |
| πᾰλαιοῖς | dat. pl. masc. |
| πᾰλαιαῖς | dat. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιοῖς | dat. pl. neut. |
| πᾰλαιόν | acc. sg. masc. |
| πᾰλαιᾱ́ν | acc. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιόν | acc. sg. neut. |
| πᾰλαιούς | acc. pl. masc. |
| πᾰλαιᾱ́ς | acc. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιᾰ́ | acc. pl. neut. |
| πᾰλαιέ | voc. sg. masc. |
| πᾰλαιᾱ́ | voc. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιόν | voc. sg. neut. |
| πᾰλαιοί | voc. pl. masc. |
| πᾰλαιαί | voc. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιᾰ́ | voc. pl. neut. |
| πᾰλαιή | nom. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιοῖο | gen. sg. masc. |
| πᾰλαιόο | gen. sg. masc. |
| πᾰλαιῆς | gen. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιοῖο | gen. sg. neut. |
| πᾰλαιόο | gen. sg. neut. |
| πᾰλαιᾱ́ων | gen. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιέων | gen. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιῇ | dat. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιοῖσῐ | dat. pl. masc. |
| πᾰλαιοῖσῐν | dat. pl. masc. |
| πᾰλαιῇσῐ | dat. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιῇσῐν | dat. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιῇς | dat. pl. fem. |
| πᾰλαιοῖσῐ | dat. pl. neut. |
| πᾰλαιοῖσῐν | dat. pl. neut. |
| πᾰλαιήν | acc. sg. fem. |
| πᾰλαιή | voc. sg. fem. |
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