χυλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally derived as a nominal formation from χέω (khéō, to pour), but like χυμός (khumós, juice, liquid), it is unclear how the long -ῡ- can be explained.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χῡλός • (khūlósm (genitive χῡλοῦ); second declension

  1. (in general) juice
  2. juice of plants
    Synonym: χυμός (khumós)
  3. animal juice
  4. chyle, juice produced by the digestion of food
  5. gruel, barley water

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κᾰκόχῡλος (kăkókhūlos)
  • χυλάριον (khulárion)
  • χυλίζω (khulízō)
  • χύλισμα (khúlisma)
  • χυλισμός (khulismós)
  • χυλοειδής (khuloeidḗs)
  • χυλοποιέω (khulopoiéō)
  • χυλόω (khulóō)
  • χυλώδης (khulṓdēs)
  • χύλωμα (khúlōma)
  • χύλωσις (khúlōsis)
  • χυλωτός (khulōtós)

Descendants

  • Greek: χυλός (chylós)
  • Latin: chȳlus

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χῡλός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1653

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós).

Noun

χυλός • (chylósm (plural χυλοί)

  1. gruel

Declension

Declension of χυλός
singular plural
nominative χυλός (chylós) χυλοί (chyloí)
genitive χυλού (chyloú) χυλών (chylón)
accusative χυλό (chyló) χυλούς (chyloús)
vocative χυλέ (chylé) χυλοί (chyloí)

Derived terms

  • χυλοπίτα f (chylopíta, Greek pasta, noodle)
  • χυλώδης (chylódis, gruel like)
  • χύλωμα n (chýloma, gruel, porridge)
  • χυλώνω (chylóno, to become gruel like)

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