ἄργελλα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἄργῑλᾰ (árgīlă), ἄργῐλλᾰ (árgĭllă)

Etymology

Related to Albanian ragal (kennel). The interchanges ε/ι and λ/λλ clearly point to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄργελλᾰ • (árgellăf (genitive ἀργέλλης); first declension

  1. (in Macedonia) vapour bath, steam bath
    Synonym: πῠρῐ́ᾱ (pŭrĭ́ā)

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