κολλύρα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Like other words in -ῡρᾱ, probably Pre-Greek. If the variation ῡ/ου is old, this also points to Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κολλῡ́ρᾱ (kollū́rāf (genitive κολλῡ́ρᾱς); first declension

  1. roll or loaf of bread
    Synonym: κόλλῑξ (kóllīx)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: collȳra
  • Sicilian: cuḍḍura

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κολλῡ́ρα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 737

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