τάλαιν´
Lemma: τάλαινα
adjective
adjective
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Added Jan 23, 2026
Definition
Wretched, miserable; unfortunate, pitiable. Often used of a person in distress, sometimes as a substantive meaning “the wretch.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"τάλαιν´"
Lemma: τάλας
Case: vocative
Number: singular
Gender: masculine/feminine (common)
Degree: positive
Declension: 3rd declension adjective (stem ταλα-; voc. sg. τάλαιν᾽ with elision of final -ε/αι before a following vowel)
Related Forms of τάλαινα
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