βέλος

See also: Βέλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷélHos, from *gʷelH-. (The expected form is *δέλος, but the initial consonant has evidently been leveled with that of the cognate verb βάλλω (bállō).) Cognates include Old High German quelan and Lithuanian gelti.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βέλος • (bélos) n (genitive βέλους or βέλεος); third declension

  1. missile, arrow, dart
  2. weapon
  3. something quickly moving
  4. artillery

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: βέλος (vélos)

See also

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βέλος (bélos), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷélHos, from *gʷelH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈve.los/
  • Hyphenation: βέ‧λος

Noun

βέλος • (vélos) n (plural βέλη)

  1. arrow, dart, arrow-shaft
    Synonyms: σαΐτα (saḯta), (diminutuve) βελάκι (veláki)
  2. cursor, pointer

Declension

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Further reading

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