στρογγύλος

See also: στρογγυλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of unclear origin.

According to Frisk, an adjectival formation from the o-grade of στράγξ (stránx, “trickle, drop”) (as drops tend to be rounded), and/or with morphological influence from γογγῠ́λος (gongŭ́los, “round, spherical”).

However, Beekes is skeptical of the semantic link to στράγξ (stránx), and in light of the suffix -υλ- (-ul-) also found in κᾰμπῠ́λος (kămpŭ́los, “bent, curved”) and ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked, curved”), suggests a Pre-Greek origin for the word (with or without στράγξ (stránx)).^[1] Though this is possible, it is worth noting that the root of ἀγκύλος (ankúlos) is derived by Beekes himself from Proto-Indo-European, implying that the suffix, rather than the roots of the words, is from a substrate.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /stroŋ.ɡý.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /stroŋˈɡy.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /stroɲˈɟy.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /stroɲˈɟy.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /stroɲˈɟi.los/

Adjective

στρογγῠ́λος • (strongŭ́los) m (feminine στρογγῠ́λη, neuter στρογγῠ́λον); first/second declension

spherical, round
Synonyms: γογγύλος (gongúlos), κυκλικός (kuklikós), κυκλοτερής (kukloterḗs)
(of words, expressions) well-rounded, neat, pithy, terse

Declension

First and second declension of στρογγῠ́λος; στρογγῠ́λη; στρογγῠ́λον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	στρογγῠ́λος strongŭ́los	στρογγῠ́λη strongŭ́lē	στρογγῠ́λον strongŭ́lon	στρογγῠ́λω strongŭ́lō	στρογγῠ́λᾱ strongŭ́lā	στρογγῠ́λω strongŭ́lō	στρογγῠ́λοι strongŭ́loi	στρογγῠ́λαι strongŭ́lai	στρογγῠ́λᾰ strongŭ́lă
Genitive	στρογγῠ́λου strongŭ́lou	στρογγῠ́λης strongŭ́lēs	στρογγῠ́λου strongŭ́lou	στρογγῠ́λοιν strongŭ́loin	στρογγῠ́λαιν strongŭ́lain	στρογγῠ́λοιν strongŭ́loin	στρογγῠ́λων strongŭ́lōn	στρογγῠ́λων strongŭ́lōn	στρογγῠ́λων strongŭ́lōn
Dative	στρογγῠ́λῳ strongŭ́lōi	στρογγῠ́λῃ strongŭ́lēi	στρογγῠ́λῳ strongŭ́lōi	στρογγῠ́λοιν strongŭ́loin	στρογγῠ́λαιν strongŭ́lain	στρογγῠ́λοιν strongŭ́loin	στρογγῠ́λοις strongŭ́lois	στρογγῠ́λαις strongŭ́lais	στρογγῠ́λοις strongŭ́lois
Accusative	στρογγῠ́λον strongŭ́lon	στρογγῠ́λην strongŭ́lēn	στρογγῠ́λον strongŭ́lon	στρογγῠ́λω strongŭ́lō	στρογγῠ́λᾱ strongŭ́lā	στρογγῠ́λω strongŭ́lō	στρογγῠ́λους strongŭ́lous	στρογγῠ́λᾱς strongŭ́lās	στρογγῠ́λᾰ strongŭ́lă
Vocative	στρογγῠ́λε strongŭ́le	στρογγῠ́λη strongŭ́lē	στρογγῠ́λον strongŭ́lon	στρογγῠ́λω strongŭ́lō	στρογγῠ́λᾱ strongŭ́lā	στρογγῠ́λω strongŭ́lō	στρογγῠ́λοι strongŭ́loi	στρογγῠ́λαι strongŭ́lai	στρογγῠ́λᾰ strongŭ́lă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	στρογγῠ́λως strongŭ́lōs			στρογγῠλώτερος strongŭlṓteros			στρογγῠλώτᾰτος strongŭlṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

στρογγύλιον (strongúlion)

Descendants

→ Classical Syriac: ܐܣܛܪܢܓܠܐ
- → Turoyo: ܐܶܣܛܪܰܢܓܶܠܳܐ (esṭrangelo)
  - → English: Estrangelo
Greek: στρογγυλός (strongylós)
→ Translingual: Strongylus
- → English: strongyle

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στρογγύλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1415