πυλών

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πύλη (púlē).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῠλών (pulṓnm (genitive πῠλῶνος); third declension

  1. a gateway

Declension

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: пилон (pilon) (learned)
  • English: pylon (learned)
  • French: pylône (learned)
  • Russian: пилон (pilon) (learned)
  • Greek: πυλώνας (pylónas)

Further reading

Greek

Noun

πυλών (pylónf

  1. Genitive plural form of πύλη (pýli).