τίλλω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. This verb cannot be an old primary formation. If not a loan, it must be a denominative from unattested *τίλος (*tílos). There are no cognates outside Greek. Frisk suggests a pre-form *πτίλλω (*ptíllō), which would belong to πτίλον (ptílon, feather), via dissimilation in the compounded form.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τῐ́λλω • (tĭ́llō)

  1. to pluck or pull out hair
  2. (passive voice) to have one's hair plucked
  3. to pluck the harp strings
  4. to pick so as to extract fibre
  5. to tear one's hair in sorrow
  6. (figuratively) to pluck, vex, annoy

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀποτῐ́λλω (apotĭ́llō)
  • θρῠοτῐ́λλω (thrŭotĭ́llō)
  • ὁλοτῐ́λλω (holotĭ́llō)
  • πᾰρᾰτῐ́λλω (părătĭ́llō)
  • περῐτῐ́λλω (perĭtĭ́llō)
  • τῐλλοπώγων (tĭllopṓgōn)
  • τῐ́λμᾰ (tĭ́lmă)
  • τῐλμός (tĭlmós)
  • τῐ́λσῐς (tĭ́lsĭs)
  • τῐ́λτρον (tĭ́ltron)

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