Πύλαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πῠ́λη (pŭ́lē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pý.lai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpy.lɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈpy.lɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈpy.le/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈpi.le/
Proper noun
Πῠ́λαι • (Pŭ́lai) f pl (genitive Πῠλῶν); first declension
- Pylae
Inflection
Related terms
- Θερμοπῠ́λαι (Thermopŭ́lai)
Descendants
- Greek: Πύλες (Pýles)
- Latin: Pylae
References
- “Πύλαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Πύλαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,023