Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Latin attilus (kind of fish) shows a general resemblance. Farther away are Latvian āte and Lithuanian atìs (turbot). Strömberg rather envisages derivation from ἔταλον (étalon, yearling), while DELG calls both suggestions improbable.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἔτελις (ételis)

  1. kind of fish, perhaps the gilthead

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