πυλεών

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

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Noun

πῠλεών • (pŭleṓnm (genitive πῠλεῶνος); third declension

  1. alternative form of πυλών (pulṓn, gateway)
Inflection

Etymology 2

Suggested to be cognate with Sanskrit पुलक (pulaka) and Old Irish ulcha for an unusual Proto-Indo-European root *pul-. However, Beekes connects the word with πύλιγξ (púlinx, curls) and suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Noun

πῠλεών • (pŭleṓnm (genitive πῠλεῶνος); third declension

  1. (Laconian) wreath, circlet
Inflection

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