Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Grammarians of Hellenistic times proposed relation to βουκόλος (boukólos, tending kine), δύσκολος (dúskolos, difficult), κόλαξ (kólax, flatterer). Other theories include κυλλός (kullós, crooked, club-footed) and κόλος (kólos, docked, hornless). No relation to κῶλον (kôlon, limb).[1]

Noun

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κόλον (kólonn (genitive κόλου); second declension

  1. (anatomy) colon (last part of the digestive system)
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Greek: κόλον (kólon) (learned)
  • Latin: colon (see there for further descendants)
  • Classical Syriac: ܩܘܠܘܢ (qōlōn)

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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κόλον (kólon)

  1. inflection of κόλος (kólos):
    1. neuter nominative/vocative singular
    2. masculine/feminine/neuter accusative singular

References

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  1. ^ κόλον - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόλον of uncertain etymon. Grammarians of Hellenistic times proposed relation to βουκόλος (boukólos, tending kine), δύσκολος (dúskolos, difficult), κόλαξ (kólax, flatterer). Other theories include κυλλός (kullós, crooked, club-footed) and κόλος (kólos, docked, hornless). No relation to κῶλον (kôlon, limb).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κόλον (kólonn (indeclinable)

  1. (anatomy) colon (last part of the digestive system)
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ κόλον - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

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