οὖλος

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *hólwos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-wós.

Adjective

οὖλος (oûlosm (feminine οὔλη, neuter οὖλον); first/second declension

  1. Epic and Ionic form of ὅλος (hólos)
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-, the root of ὄλλυμι (óllumi) and ὀλοός (oloós).

Adjective

οὖλος (oûlosm (feminine οὔλη, neuter οὖλον); first/second declension

  1. baneful, destructive
Inflection

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (hair, wool), the root of λάχνη (lákhnē) and λάσιος (lásios).

Adjective

οὖλος (oûlosm (feminine οὔλη, neuter οὖλον); first/second declension

  1. woolly, woolen
Inflection

Further reading

  • οὖλος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • οὖλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • οὖλος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • οὖλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.