Κιλλύριοι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Καλλικύριοι (Kallikúrioi)
Κιλλικύριοι (Killikúrioi)

Etymology

Uncertain. It is thought to come from a Pre-Greek substrate because of the multiple forms. The root is anyway comparable with other Pre-Greek words, such as: κιλλίβας (killíbas), Κιλλικῶν (Killikôn), Κιλλάκτωρ (Killáktōr), Κίλιξ (Kílix). Compare also Ancient Greek κῡ́ρῐος (kū́rios) as second element of two of its variants.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kil.lý.ri.oi̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kilˈly.ri.y/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cilˈly.ri.y/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cilˈly.ri.y/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ciˈli.ri.i/

Proper noun

Κῐλλύριοι • (Killúrioi) m pl (genitive Κῐλλύριῶν); second declension

(historical) The indigenous popular class descending from Sicels who lived in Syracuse before the conquest by the Corinthians in 733 BC.
(historical, Ancient Syracuse) A group of the indigenous class of Sicel serfs.
1. (by extension) slaves.

Declension

Second declension of οἱ Κῐλλύρῐοι; τῶν Κῐλλυρῐ́ων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Κῐλλύρῐοι hoi Killúrioi
Genitive	τῶν Κῐλλυρῐ́ων tôn Killuríōn
Dative	τοῖς Κῐλλυρῐ́οις toîs Killuríois
Accusative	τοὺς Κῐλλυρῐ́ους toùs Killuríous
Vocative	Κῐλλύρῐοι Killúrioi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

Γαμόροι (Gamóroi) — Doric
Γεωμόροι (Geōmóroi)

Descendants

French: Killyries
Latin: Killyrioi
- Italian: Cilliri
Sicilian: Killyrioi