γελσόν
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editAccording to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, due to the presence of an "-σ-" after a resonant.
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡel.són/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡelˈson/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ʝelˈson/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ʝelˈson/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ʝelˈson/
Adjective
editγελσόν • (gelsón)
- Hesychius' gives the definition as: ἀτυχές (atukhés, “unfortunate”).
Further reading
edit- “γελσόν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- γελσόν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Hesychius' Lexicon: γ