οὖλον

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

The etymology is uncertain. Maybe from the same root of εἰλέω (eiléō, to press together) or from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn, wind, round), like ἐλύω (elúō, to roll around), εἰλύω (eilúō, to enfold), εἴλω (eílō, to roll up, pack close), ἑλίσσω (helíssō, to turn round, to roll).

Noun

οὖλον (oûlonn (genitive οὔλου); second declension

  1. (anatomy) gum (flesh around the teeth)
Inflection
Descendants
  • Greek: ούλο (oúlo)

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

οὖλον (oûlon)

  1. inflection of οὖλος (oûlos):
    1. masculine accusative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Etymology 3

Adverb

οὖλον (oûlon)

  1. destructively