θόλος

See also: θολός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. According to Beekes, the comparison with Proto-Germanic *dalą (valley) and Proto-Slavic *dȏlъ (valley) should be discarded. The connection with θάλαμος (thálamos, bedroom) makes more sense and would lead to a Pre-Greek origin.[1] A few scholars, such as Guus Kroonen,[2] still maintain the Indo-European etymology and reconstruct Proto-Indo-European *dʰól(h₂)os.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θόλος • (thólos) f (genitive θόλου); second declension

  1. (architecture) A round building with conical roof, a rotunda
  2. A vaulted steam bath
  3. A bandage for the head invented by Diocles

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: tholus
  • Ottoman Turkish: طولوس (tolos), طولس (tolos), طولوز (toloz)
    • Turkish: tonoz
    • Armenian: թօնօզ (tʻōnōz)

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θόλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 550–551
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dala-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 87

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek, thence uncertain, but, according to Beekes, possibly cognate with θάλαμος (thálamos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθo.los/

Noun

θόλος • (thólos) m (plural θόλοι)

  1. (architecture) dome, vault
  2. (astronomy) vault, sky
  3. (anatomy) body cavity

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Further reading

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