Ἰλλυριός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Of obscure origin, but possibly from a conjectural Illyrian root *is-lo (living), though the sense is uncertain. Another theory derives it from *ilur (snake, sea snake), of Pre-Indo-European origin (Pre-Greek/substrate).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Ἰλλῠρῐός (Illuriósm (genitive Ἰλλῠρῐοῦ); second declension

  1. an Illyrian

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Descendants

  • Greek: Ιλλυριός (Illyriós)
  • Latin: Illyrius

References

  1. ^ Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006, p. 163

Further reading

  • Ἰλλυριοί”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,013