ὅλος

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See also: όλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós, from *solh₂- (whole). Cognates include Sanskrit सर्व (sárva), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬬𐬀 (haurva), Latin salvus, sollus. False cognate of English whole.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὅλος (hólosm (feminine ὅλη, neuter ὅλον); first/second declension

  1. whole, entire, perfect, complete
  2. absolute, utter
  3. generally, on the whole
  4. (with negative): at all
  5. actually

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: όλος (ólos)
  • English: holo-

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