γυλιός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γύλιος (gúlios)

Etymology

Unknown. It has been compared with Old Norse kýll (bag for victuals) and Old High German kiulla (bag). Maybe related to γύαλον (gúalon, hollow of a cuirass). According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γῠλῐός • (guliós) m (genitive γῠλῐοῦ); second declension

  1. knapsack, haversack
  2. hedgehog
    Synonym: χήρ (khḗr)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • γυλίσκος (gulískos)
  • γυλλιον (gullion)

Descendants

  • Greek: γυλιός (gyliós)

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “393-98”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 393-98

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γυλιός (guliós).

Noun

γυλιός • (gyliós) m (plural γυλιοί)

  1. (military) haversack, shoulder bag

Declension

Synonyms

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