Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. It has been compared with Old Norse kýll (bag for victuals) and Old High German kiulla (bag). Maybe related to γύαλον (gúalon, hollow of a cuirass). According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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γῠλῐός (guliósm (genitive γῠλῐοῦ); second declension

  1. knapsack, haversack
  2. hedgehog
    Synonym: χήρ (khḗr)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: γυλιός (gyliós)

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “393-98”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 393-98

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γυλιός (guliós).

Noun

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γυλιός (gyliósm (plural γυλιοί)

  1. (military) haversack, shoulder bag

Declension

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