Unexplained. Probably related to σέμελος (sémelos, “snail”) and perhaps both of Pre-Greek origin.
σέσῑλος • (sésīlos) m (genitive σεσῑ́λου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ σέσῑλος ho sésīlos |
τὼ σεσῑ́λω tṑ sesī́lō |
οἱ σέσῑλοι hoi sésīloi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ σεσῑ́λου toû sesī́lou |
τοῖν σεσῑ́λοιν toîn sesī́loin |
τῶν σεσῑ́λων tôn sesī́lōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ σεσῑ́λῳ tôi sesī́lōi |
τοῖν σεσῑ́λοιν toîn sesī́loin |
τοῖς σεσῑ́λοις toîs sesī́lois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν σέσῑλον tòn sésīlon |
τὼ σεσῑ́λω tṑ sesī́lō |
τοὺς σεσῑ́λους toùs sesī́lous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σέσῑλε sésīle |
σεσῑ́λω sesī́lō |
σέσῑλοι sésīloi | ||||||||||
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