Θαλῆς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Θᾰ́λης (Thắlēs)

Etymology

Perhaps from θᾰ́λλω (thắllō, “to thrive”) +‎ -ης (-ēs), in which case “one who thrives”.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θᾰλῆς • (Thălês) m (genitive Θᾰλοῦ); first declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Thales

Declension

First declension of ὁ Θᾰλῆς; τοῦ Θᾰλοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Θᾰλῆς
ho Thălês
Genitive τοῦ Θᾰλοῦ
toû Thăloû
Dative τῷ Θᾰλῇ
tōî Thălēî
Accusative τὸν Θᾰλῆν
tòn Thălên
Vocative Θᾰλῆ
Thălê
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of ὁ Θᾰλῆς; τοῦ Θᾰλῆτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Θᾰλῆς
ho Thălês
Genitive τοῦ Θᾰλῆτος
toû Thălêtos
Dative τῷ Θᾰλῆτῐ
tōî Thălêtĭ
Accusative τὸν Θᾰλῆτᾰ
tòn Thălêtă
Vocative Θᾰλῆς
Thălês
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-τς (*-ts).

Descendants

  • Greek: Θαλής (Thalís)
  • → Czech: Thalés
  • → English: Thales
  • → Latin: Thalēs
  • → Italian: Talete
  • → Turkish: Thales

References

  • “Θαλῆς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Θαλῆς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
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