ἄμπελος

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See also: άμπελος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Difficult to explain as an inherited Indo-European word and usually considered to be a Pre-Greek/substrate word.[1] Compare also Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl (apple).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄμπελος (ámpelosf (genitive ἀμπέλου); second declension

  1. vine
  2. a vineyard
  3. an engine for protecting besiegers, mantlet

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: άμπελος (ámpelos)
  • Latin: ampelos

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄμπελος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 91

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