χαμηλός

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From χαμαί (khamaí, to the earth, on the earth), a frozen case-form of χθών (khthṓn, earth), itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare πάλαι (pálai), παραί (paraí). The ending could be formed after the antonym ὑψηλός (hupsēlós).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

χᾰμηλός (khamēlósm (feminine χᾰμηλή, neuter χᾰμηλόν); first/second declension

  1. low on the ground
  2. (figuratively) of low station
  3. (figuratively) diminutive, trifling

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: χαμηλός (chamilós)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χαμαί (DER > From χαμαί: χαμ-ηλός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1612-3

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek χαμηλός (khamēlós, lowered). Then Ancient Greek sense: "trivial". [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.miˈlos/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧μη‧λός

Adjective

χαμηλός (chamilósm (feminine χαμηλή, neuter χαμηλό)

  1. low, lowered
  2. base

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ χαμηλός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language