πελιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pel- (gray). Cognates include Ancient Greek πελιδνός (pelidnós) Sanskrit पलित (palitá), Latin pallidus and Old Armenian ալիք (alikʻ, wave, gray hair).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πελῐός • (peliós) m (feminine πελῐᾱ́, neuter πελῐόν); first/second declension

  1. black and blue, livid
  2. (generally) dark, dull

Inflection

Derived terms

  • πελιαίνομαι (peliaínomai)
  • πελιόομαι (pelióomai)
  • πελιότης (peliótēs)
  • πελιώδης (peliṓdēs)
  • πελίωμα (pelíōma)
  • πελίωσις (pelíōsis)

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