-ιλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.

Suffix

-ιλος • (-ilos) m (genitive -ίλου); second declension

  1. A noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects.
    στρόβιλος ― stróbilos ― spinning top, pinecone, whirl
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