κιλλός

See also: κίλλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

For the root vocalism, it is possible to compare πιλνός (pilnós, “grey”) beside πελιός (peliós, “livid”). Formally, this word is a reminiscent of κελαινός (kelainós, “dark”), but ultimately there is no convincing etymology.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kil.lós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kilˈlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cilˈlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cilˈlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ciˈlos/

Adjective

κῐλλός • (killós) m (feminine κῐλλή, neuter κῐλλόν); first/second declension

grey
Synonyms: πολιός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós)

Inflection

First and second declension of κῐλλός; κῐλλή; κῐλλόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κῐλλός killós	κῐλλή killḗ	κῐλλόν killón	κῐλλώ killṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ killā́	κῐλλώ killṓ	κῐλλοί killoí	κῐλλαί killaí	κῐλλᾰ́ killá
Genitive	κῐλλοῦ killoû	κῐλλῆς killês	κῐλλοῦ killoû	κῐλλοῖν killoîn	κῐλλαῖν killaîn	κῐλλοῖν killoîn	κῐλλῶν killôn	κῐλλῶν killôn	κῐλλῶν killôn
Dative	κῐλλῷ killôi	κῐλλῇ killêi	κῐλλῷ killôi	κῐλλοῖν killoîn	κῐλλαῖν killaîn	κῐλλοῖν killoîn	κῐλλοῖς killoîs	κῐλλαῖς killaîs	κῐλλοῖς killoîs
Accusative	κῐλλόν killón	κῐλλήν killḗn	κῐλλόν killón	κῐλλώ killṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ killā́	κῐλλώ killṓ	κῐλλούς killoús	κῐλλᾱ́ς killā́s	κῐλλᾰ́ killá
Vocative	κῐλλέ killé	κῐλλή killḗ	κῐλλόν killón	κῐλλώ killṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ killā́	κῐλλώ killṓ	κῐλλοί killoí	κῐλλαί killaí	κῐλλᾰ́ killá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κῐλλῶς killôs			κῐλλότερος killóteros			κῐλλότᾰτος killótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κιλλακτήρ (killaktḗr)
Κιλλάκτωρ (Killáktōr)
κίλλιος (kíllios)
κίλλος (kíllos)

References

“κιλλός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
κιλλός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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