alalaint.n.

Brit.

/aləˈlɑː/, U.S.

/ˌæləˈlɑ/

Inflections: Plural alalaes.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀλαλά.

Etymology: < ancient Greek (Doric) ἀλαλά (Attic ἀλαλή) loud shout, war cry, of imitative origin.Compare the earlier attestation of Alala personified as the daughter of war:1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 180 O Alal' Alala, now hearken and come fight, Who art of warre so fell the daughter right [Fr. Escoute moy la fille de la Guerre, Dissension; Gk. κλῦθ' Ἀλαλά Πολέμου θύγατερ]. In quotations 1675 at sense B., 1676 at sense B. translating ancient Greek ἀλαλητός loud shout, war cry < ἀλαλή + -τος, suffix forming nouns.

Ancient History.

A. int.

Expressing exultation, encouragement, etc.: used as a battle cry by the ancient Greeks.

ΚΠ

1639 E. Leigh Critica Sacra: Philol. Observ. 29 To cry Alala.

1738 Universal Hist. III. ii. ii. 269 When they [sc. the Macedonian armies] charged, they cried out, Alala, Alala, a word which..may be properly enough rendered into English by..Huzza.

1809 W. Vincent tr. Arrian Voy. Nearchus 37/2 They..rushed upon the enemy with the cry of Alala [Gk. ἀλαλάζοντες], the shout of war.

1894 Our Animal Friends Sept. 12/1 The German Weh.., the Coptic ouele-ouele, and the battle-cry of the ancient Greeks, alala! all belong to the same group.

1911 C. D. Snedeker Coward of Thermopylæ xviii. 231 The Spartan war cry, ‘Alala!’ rose instinctively from his heart.

1991 M. E. Pinder & W. Burkert tr. W. Burkert Orientalizing Revol. (1995) i. 39 The Greek warcry alala could be categorized with the corresponding Akkadian cry of alala.

2005 V. D. Hanson War like no Other v. 143 After the meeting of phalanxes, hoplites marched out screaming the war cry Eleleu! or Alala!

B. n.

A cry of ‘alala’. rare.

ΚΠ

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxiv. 299 More than half with alalaes [Gk. μεγάλῳ ἀλαλητῷ] up start.

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xiv. 214 With Alalaes [Gk. μεγάλῳ ἀλαλητῷ] the mighty Armies close.

1998 P. Muldoon Hay 111 We heard the tink of blade on bone, the Greeks' alalaes as they slashed and burned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alala
释义	alalaint.n. Brit. /aləˈlɑː/, U.S. /ˌæləˈlɑ/ Inflections: Plural alalaes. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀλαλά. Etymology: < ancient Greek (Doric) ἀλαλά (Attic ἀλαλή) loud shout, war cry, of imitative origin.Compare the earlier attestation of Alala personified as the daughter of war:1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 180 O Alal' Alala, now hearken and come fight, Who art of warre so fell the daughter right [Fr. Escoute moy la fille de la Guerre, Dissension; Gk. κλῦθ' Ἀλαλά Πολέμου θύγατερ]. In quotations 1675 at sense B., 1676 at sense B. translating ancient Greek ἀλαλητός loud shout, war cry < ἀλαλή + -τος, suffix forming nouns. Ancient History. A. int. Expressing exultation, encouragement, etc.: used as a battle cry by the ancient Greeks. ΚΠ 1639 E. Leigh Critica Sacra: Philol. Observ. 29 To cry Alala. 1738 Universal Hist. III. ii. ii. 269 When they [sc. the Macedonian armies] charged, they cried out, Alala, Alala, a word which..may be properly enough rendered into English by..Huzza. 1809 W. Vincent tr. Arrian Voy. Nearchus 37/2 They..rushed upon the enemy with the cry of Alala [Gk. ἀλαλάζοντες], the shout of war. 1894 Our Animal Friends Sept. 12/1 The German Weh.., the Coptic ouele-ouele, and the battle-cry of the ancient Greeks, alala! all belong to the same group. 1911 C. D. Snedeker Coward of Thermopylæ xviii. 231 The Spartan war cry, ‘Alala!’ rose instinctively from his heart. 1991 M. E. Pinder & W. Burkert tr. W. Burkert Orientalizing Revol. (1995) i. 39 The Greek warcry alala could be categorized with the corresponding Akkadian cry of alala. 2005 V. D. Hanson War like no Other v. 143 After the meeting of phalanxes, hoplites marched out screaming the war cry Eleleu! or Alala! B. n. A cry of ‘alala’. rare. ΚΠ 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxiv. 299 More than half with alalaes [Gk. μεγάλῳ ἀλαλητῷ] up start. 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xiv. 214 With Alalaes [Gk. μεγάλῳ ἀλαλητῷ] the mighty Armies close. 1998 P. Muldoon Hay 111 We heard the tink of blade on bone, the Greeks' alalaes as they slashed and burned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.n.1639
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