ὕαλος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Furnée, a Pre-Greek word, due to the variation "α/ε". According to Beekes, there is a similarity with Proto-Germanic *glasą (glass) and the first two syllables of Latin sualiternicum (a kind of reddish amber);[1] a relation with the Germanic term is difficult to reconcile, however, due to the Germanic term having an acceptable internal (non-borrowing) derivation.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὕᾰλος (húalosf (genitive ὑάλου); second declension

  1. some kind of crystalline stone
  2. convex lens of crystal, used as a burning glass
  3. glass

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Descendants

  • Latin: hyalus

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὕαλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1524

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