αἰόλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. The word has been connected with αἰών (aiṓn, lifetime) and Sanskrit आयु (āyu, life, vital force) (< *h₂óyu), but this is formally improbable. Alternatively may be from Proto-Hellenic *walwólos, from Proto-Indo-European *welwel-, from the root *wel- (to turn).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

αἰόλος • (aiólos) m (feminine αἰόλη, neuter αἰόλον); first/second declension

  1. quick, nimble, swift
  2. wriggling (of worms)
  3. glittering, sheeny (of armours)
  4. chequered, changeful
  5. shifty, slippery

Inflection

Derived terms

  • αἰολάομαι (aioláomai)
  • αἰόλειος (aióleios)
  • αἰολέω (aioléō)
  • αἰόλησις (aiólēsis)
  • αἰολίας (aiolías)
  • αἰολίδας (aiolídas)
  • αἰολίζω (aiolízō)
  • αἰόλίσμα (aiólísma)
  • αἰόλλω (aióllō)
  • αἰολόβουλος (aiolóboulos)
  • αἰολοβρόντης (aiolobróntēs)
  • αἰολόδακρυς (aiolódakrus)
  • αἰολοδείκτης (aiolodeíktēs)
  • αἰολόδειρος (aiolódeiros)
  • αἰολόδωρος (aiolódōros)
  • αἰολοθώρηξ (aiolothṓrēx)
  • αἰολόμητις (aiolómētis)
  • αἰολομίτρης (aiolomítrēs)
  • αἰολόμολπος (aiolómolpos)
  • αἰολόμορφος (aiolómorphos)
  • αἰολόνωτος (aiolónōtos)
  • αἰολόπεπλος (aiolópeplos)
  • αἰολόπους (aiolópous)
  • αἰολόπρυμνος (aiolóprumnos)
  • αἰολοπτέρυξ (aioloptérux)
  • αἰολόπωλος (aiolópōlos)
  • αἰολόστομος (aiolóstomos)
  • αἰολόφοιτος (aiolóphoitos)
  • αἰολόφυλος (aiolóphulos)
  • αἰολόφωνος (aiolóphōnos)
  • αἰολοχαίτης (aiolokhaítēs)
  • αἰολόχρως (aiolókhrōs)
  • παναίολος (panaíolos)

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