σύλη

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

There is no certain etymology. The word is similar to σκῦλα (skûla, “booty, spoils”), but their relation is unclear.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῡ́λη • (sū́lē) f (genitive σῡ́λης); first declension

  1. right of seizure of a ship or its cargo of a foreign merchant, to cover losses received through him
  2. (in general) right of seizure, right of reprisal

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σῡ́λη; τῆς σῡ́λης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σῡ́λη
hē sū́lē 		τὼ σῡ́λᾱ
tṑ sū́lā 		αἱ σῦλαι
hai sûlai
Genitive τῆς σῡ́λης
tês sū́lēs 		τοῖν σῡ́λαιν
toîn sū́lain 		τῶν σῡλῶν
tôn sūlôn
Dative τῇ σῡ́λῃ
têi sū́lēi 		τοῖν σῡ́λαιν
toîn sū́lain 		ταῖς σῡ́λαις
taîs sū́lais
Accusative τὴν σῡ́λην
tḕn sū́lēn 		τὼ σῡ́λᾱ
tṑ sū́lā 		τᾱ̀ς σῡ́λᾱς
tā̀s sū́lās
Vocative σῡ́λη
sū́lē 		σῡ́λᾱ
sū́lā 		σῦλαι
sûlai
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References

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