Σικελός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

A tribe name of probable Proto-Indo-European origin, though uncertain affiliation, possibly Italic. More at Sicels. Also compare Latin Sicani.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

Σῐκελός (Sikelósm (feminine Σῐκελή, neuter Σῐκελόν); first/second declension

  1. Sicel
  2. Sicilian, of or from Sicily

Declension

Noun

Σῐκελός (Sikelósm (genitive Σῐκελοῦ); second declension

  1. a Sicel
  2. a non-Greek inhabitant of Sicily
  3. (post-Hellenic) a Sicilian

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Sicel
  • Greek: Σικελός (Sikelós)
  • Latin: Siculus

References

  • Σικελός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Σικελός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Σικελός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • (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
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025
  • Σικελός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • R.S. Conway, J. Whatmough and S.E. Johnson, The Prae-Italic Dialects of Italy (London 1933) vol. 2
  • A. Zamponi, "Il Siculo" in A.L. Prosdocimi, ed., Popoli e civiltà dell'Italia antica, vol. 6 "Lingue e dialetti"

Greek

Alternative forms

Noun

Σικελός (Sikelósm (plural Σικελοί, feminine Σικελή)

  1. Sicilian (a person, usually male, from Sicily or of Sicilian ethnicity).

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