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

 

• IPA^(key): /kil.lós/ → /cilˈlos/ → /ciˈlos/

• (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

1. 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
		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