ἄλσος
noun
noun
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Added Oct 11, 2025
Definition
A grove, especially a sacred grove; a wooded sanctuary or sacred precinct dedicated to a deity.
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Grammatical Analysis
"ἄλσος"
Gender: neuter
Number: singular
Case: nominative (also accusative or vocative, all are the same in neuter singular)
Declension: third
Stem: ἀλσεσ-
Notes: ἄλσος is a third-declension neuter noun meaning 'grove'. Its nominative, accusative, and vocative singular forms are identical ('ἄλσος'), as is typical for neuter Greek nouns. Genitive singular: ἄλσους.