κολώνη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (hill), from the root *kelH- (to rise). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hulliz (hill), Latin collis (hill), and Lithuanian kálnas (mountain).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κολώνη (kolṓnēf (genitive κολώνης); first declension

  1. hill, mound, especially a sepulchral mound
    1. hilltop, peak

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κολώνη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 741-2

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