χάλαζα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely from a Proto-Indo-European *gʰelh₂d- (hail; hoarfrost). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *žȇldъ (glazed frost, sleet), Persian ژاله (žâle, hail).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χᾰ́λαζᾰ • (khắlazăf (genitive χᾰλάζης); first declension

  1. hail, sleet
  2. pimple, tubercle
  3. knot, lump

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χάλαζα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1608
  2. ^ Austin, The. 2018. " Indo-European Lexicon: PIE Etymon And IE Reflexes ". Lrc.La.Utexas.Edu. Accessed December 22 2018. [1].

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