θύλακος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

θῦλαξ (thûlax), θυλλίς (thullís)

Etymology

Unexplained. Like σάκκος (sákkos, “sack”), probably foreign. The suffix -ακ- points to Pre-Greek origin. The word has also been compared with Lithuanian dundùlis (“puffed, big-bellied”), but this is only speculation.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰy̌ː.la.kos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰy.la.kos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθy.la.kos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθy.la.kos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.la.kos/

Noun

θῡ́λᾰκος • (thū́lăkos) m (genitive θῡλᾰ́κου); second declension

sack, bag, used especially to carry meal in
(zoology) sack in which the eggs of the tunny are enveloped
(in the plural) loose trousers of Persians and other Orientals
ball used for physical exercise

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ θῡ́λᾰκος; τοῦ θῡλᾰ́κου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ θῡ́λᾰκος ho thū́lăkos	τὼ θῡλᾰ́κω tṑ thūlắkō	οἱ θῡ́λᾰκοι hoi thū́lăkoi
Genitive	τοῦ θῡλᾰ́κου toû thūlắkou	τοῖν θῡλᾰ́κοιν toîn thūlắkoin	τῶν θῡλᾰ́κων tôn thūlắkōn
Dative	τῷ θῡλᾰ́κῳ tōî thūlắkōi	τοῖν θῡλᾰ́κοιν toîn thūlắkoin	τοῖς θῡλᾰ́κοις toîs thūlắkois
Accusative	τὸν θῡ́λᾰκον tòn thū́lăkon	τὼ θῡλᾰ́κω tṑ thūlắkō	τοὺς θῡλᾰ́κους toùs thūlắkous
Vocative	θῡ́λᾰκε thū́lăke	θῡλᾰ́κω thūlắkō	θῡ́λᾰκοι thū́lăkoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

θυλάκη (thulákē)
θυλακίζω (thulakízō)
θυλάκιον (thulákion)
θυλακίς (thulakís)
θυλακίσκος (thulakískos)
θυλακίτης (thulakítēs)
θυλακόβολον (thulakóbolon)
θυλακοειδής (thulakoeidḗs)
θυλακόεις (thulakóeis)
θυλακόομαι (thulakóomai)
θυλακοτρώξ (thulakotrṓx)
θυλακοφορέω (thulakophoréō)
θυλακοφόρος (thulakophóros)
θυλακώδης (thulakṓdēs)
ὀλβοθύλακος (olbothúlakos)

Descendants

Greek: θύλακος (thýlakos)
Translingual: Thylacinus
Translingual: Thylacoleo