ἔγγραυλις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐγγραύλη (engraúlē), ἐγγραυλίς (engraulís), ἔγγραυλος (éngraulos)

Etymology

Unexplained. Strömberg starts from an unattested verb *ἐγγραυλίζω (*engraulízō), beside γρυλίζω (grulízō, to grumble); thus this word would mean "the grumbling one". However, the variation αυ/υ is not convincing.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔγγραυλῐς • (éngraulis) f (genitive ἐγγραύλεως); third declension

  1. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
    Synonym: ἐγκρᾱσίχολος (enkrāsíkholos)

Declension

Descendants

  • Translingual: Engraulis

Further reading

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