φάλαγξ

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (beam, plank). Compare Latin sufflamen and Old High German balcho.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

φᾰ́λᾰγξ (phálanxf (genitive φᾰ́λᾰγγος); third declension

  1. line of battle, battle-array
  2. (in the plural) ranks of an army
  3. phalanx, a clustered mass of infantry
  4. main body, center (as opposed to the periphery)
  5. round piece of wood, trunk, log
  6. (in the plural) rollers for moving heavy loads
  7. beam of a balance or steelyard
  8. bone between two joints of a finger or toe
  9. row of eyelashes

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: φάλαγγα f (fálanga)
  • Classical Syriac: ܦܠܓܐ (plaggā)
  • Latin: phalanx (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: phalanga (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Armenian: փաղանգ (pʿałang), փալանգ (pʿalang)

Further reading[edit]

  • φάλαγξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • φάλαγξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • φάλαγξ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • φάλαγξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • φάλαγξ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.