μαρίλη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σμαρίλη (smarílē)

Etymology

Formation like ζωμίλη (zōmílē), κονίλη (konílē) and μυστίλη (mustílē). The form with σμ-, probably shows that the word is Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾰρῑ́λη • (mărī́lēf (genitive μᾰρῑ́λης); first declension

  1. embers of charcoal, coaldust

Inflection

Derived terms

  • μαριλευτής (marileutḗs)
  • μαρίλιον (marílion)
  • μαριλοκαύτης (marilokaútēs)
  • μαριλοπότης (marilopótēs)

Descendants

  • Old Georgian: მარილი (marili)

Further reading