ἴλη

See also: ίλη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἴλα (íla) Doric
  • ϝιλα(ρχίω) (wila(rkhíō)) Boeotian

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to push, press) (whence εἴλω (eílō, to shut in, press)).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῑ̓́λη • (ī́lē) f (genitive ἴλης); first declension

  1. band, troop of men
  2. troop of horses, squadron of cavalry
  3. subdivision of the ἀγέλη (agélē) at Sparta

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ίλη (íli)

Further reading

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