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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Πήλιον (Pḗlion) + -άς (-ás)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛː.li.ás/ → /pi.liˈas/ → /pi.liˈas/
Adjective
Πηλῐάς • (Pēlĭás) f (genitive Πηλῐάδος)
- of or from Pelion (epithet of the ashen spear given by Chiron to Peleus)
Declension
Πηλῐᾰ́ς
Pēlĭắs
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Πηλῐᾰ́δος
Pēlĭắdos
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Πηλῐᾰ́δῐ
Pēlĭắdĭ
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Πηλῐᾰ́δᾰ
Pēlĭắdă
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Πηλῐᾰ́ς
Pēlĭắs
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- Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
- Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.
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Further reading
- “Πηλιάς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Πηλιάς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- (no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “Πηλιάς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “Πηλιάς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press