πηλίκος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (interrogative, relative stem) and maybe *h₂el- (to grow). Cognate with Latin quālis.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πηλῐ́κος (pēlíkosm (feminine πηλῐ́κη, neuter πηλῐ́κον); first/second declension

  1. (interrogative) how great
  2. (interrogative) of what magnitude
  3. (interrogative) of what age

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