See also: έλος and Ἕλος

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *hélos, from Proto-Indo-European *sélos ~ *séles- (marsh). Cognate with Sanskrit सरस् (sáras) and perhaps Old Armenian եղտիւր (ełtiwr).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

ἕλος (hélosn (genitive ἕλεος or ἕλους); third declension

  1. marsh-meadow
    1. (generally) marshy ground, marsh, bog
  2. backwater

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Translingual: Elodea
  • English: helophyte
  • Greek: έλος (élos)
  • Coptic: ϩⲉⲗⲟⲥ (helos)

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἕλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 415
  2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 253