Μῆλος

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See also: μηλός

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Borrowed from a Pre-Greek culture in the island, so possibly a variation of Βῆλος (Bêlos).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μῆλος (Mêlosf (genitive Μήλου); second declension

  1. Malos or Melos or Milos, an island in the Cyclades, Greece

Inflection

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Descendants

  • English: Milos
  • Greek: Μήλος (Mílos)
  • Latin: Mēlos

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017