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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Uncertain. It is thought to come from a Pre-Greek substrate because of the multiple forms. The root is anyway comparable with other Pre-Greek words, such as: κιλλίβας (killíbas), Κιλλικῶν (Killikôn), Κιλλάκτωρ (Killáktōr), Κίλιξ (Kílix). Compare also Ancient Greek κῡ́ρῐος (kū́rĭos) as second element of two of its variants.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kil.lý.ri.oi̯/ → /cilˈly.ri.y/ → /ciˈli.ri.i/
Proper noun
Κῐλλύριοι • (Kĭllúrioi) m pl (genitive Κῐλλύριῶν); second declension
- (historical) The indigenous popular class descending from Sicels who lived in Syracuse before the conquest by the Corinthians in 733 BC.
- (historical, Ancient Syracuse) A group of the indigenous class of Sicel serfs.
- (by extension) slaves.
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