γωλεός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word has been compared with Lithuanian guōlis (den), Latvian guoļa (lair, nest) and Armenian կաղաղ (kaġaġ, hole), from Proto-Indo-European *guol-. However, this comparison is uncertain and the influence of φωλεός (phōleós) must be reckoned.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γωλεός • (gōleós) m (genitive γωλεοῦ); second declension

  1. hole

Inflection

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