πολιός

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See also: πόλιος and polios

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *poľľós, from Proto-Indo-European *polH-yós, from the root *pelH- (pale, gray).

Cognate with Latin palleō (I am pale, fade), Proto-Slavic *polvъ (pale, fallow), Lithuanian pal̃vas, Proto-Germanic *falwaz (pale, gray, fallow).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πολῐός (poliósm (feminine πολῐᾱ́, neuter πολῐόν); first/second declension
πολῐός (poliósm or f (neuter πολῐόν); second declension

  1. grey, grizzled, grizzly
    1. (most frequently, of human hair) grey from age
    2. an old man’s or old woman’s
      1. (figuratively) hoary, venerable
  2. bright, clear, serene

Declension

Descendants

  • German: Poliomyelitis
  • Latin: poliocephalus

See also

Colors in Ancient Greek · χρώμᾰτᾰ (khrṓmata) (layout · text)
     λευκός (leukós)      γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (killós), πολῐός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós)      ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās)
             ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós); κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (karū́kinos), κόκκῐνος (kókkinos), φοινός (phoinós)              πυρρός (purrhós); ὄρφνῐνος (órphninos)              μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xanthós); ὠχρός (ōkhrós)
             πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos)              χλωρός (khlōrós)              χλωρός (khlōrós); χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās)
             κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos); γλαυκός (glaukós), κᾰλάϊνος (kaláïnos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huakínthinos)
             ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos), οἶνοψ (oînops)              φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos)              ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

Noun

πολῐός (poliósm (genitive πολῐοῦ); second declension

  1. (Byzantine) a stone
    • MelitS 1178

Declension

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